Poll: What metering system do you use?

[jnantz]

most of the time i guess(timate)

[Richard K.]

There's a metering system???

Yes, it's 1/15 at f/45 (for Tri-X).

[Stefano]

Pentax Digital spot,not modificated. I Use a partial zone system, because after I develop by inspection. I used to try BTZS for Platinum/Palladium, but now for all my works I prefer developing by inspection.
Stefano

[Eugene van der Merwe]

My sekonic L558 works very hard whenever i shoot, i'll often take incident and several spot readings for a scene, and base my exposure and filtration choices around that. Some guessing is involved too...

[Bill Kumpf]

My primary meter is a Pentex Spot V which I meter the high and low values. Sometimes I will use N+1 development. It is sorta a Zone system.

A Sekonic L328 is my backup meter.

[timparkin]

pentax spot meter for fuji tranny file... multiple readings and work out grads/exposure (not average that's for sure)

[Paul Kierstead]

I try not to use anything with the word "system" in it. Makes me suspicious.

[The Dread Pirate Robins]

I forgot to also click "other." I sometimes just use a Black Cat Extended Exposure calculator. I do a lot of guessing when outside taking daylight shots and I have been doing pretty well just on that. I just need to remember to focus when I shoot the folder.

[Bryan Lemasters]

I use a Horseman meter that slides in the back of my 4X5. I've even used it in the reducing back for my 8X10. Not the optimal or most effeicient system, but it's worked fine so far. For night shots, which I've been doing a lot of lately, I don't use a meter, and simply expose 100 speed film for 2-10 minutes at f22-32 based on previous experience. It usually works fine.

And here I thought that I was the only one still using a Horseman slide-in meter! I prefer it because I am able to meter w/any filters in place and shooting aperture set. I often back it up w/a Soligor spot meter to double check in questionable situations or to check zones.

[Gordon Moat]

So this is predominantly a Zone and spot survey poll. I do only incident readings, because in large format I only use transparency film. Seems wrong for me to be religated to Other.

Perhaps this poll indicates how prevalent B/W film users and Zone (or variation) officianados are on this forum. I do shoot some B/W in 120 roll film and 35mm, but I have labs process for me. Metering in smaller films for me is in the camera (35mm as spot, matrix, or centre weigthed), or with an incident meter (Sekonic L-358) when I use rollfilm (Linhof back or medium format camera).

Ciao!

Gordon Moat Photography