Re: Sekonic 558/758 workflow
I take two incident readings - one in full illumination and then one in shadow. My film speed will be set so that the shadow incident reading is likely to give the exposure that I'm going to use. By now I have a reasonable idea of the brightness range (incident readings to brightness range conversion using Minor White's simple method). Then I use the spot meter, which is still set to the shadow reading, to check how far away from the chosen reading any likely problem areas might be - shade or sunlit patches I can't do an incident reading for, bright reflections, trans-illuminated objects - that sort of thing. Then I make the adjustments in my head.
I guess that it's a simple two-incident-reading method with ad hoc spot checks if necessary. They often aren't.
Best,
Helen
Re: Sekonic 558/758 workflow
The easiest way I have found is to take a reading for shadow that I want detail in, then highlight area with detail. The difference in stops is my exposure range to determine devolpment times. Then set shadow reading to desired zone and expose.:D
Re: Sekonic 558/758 workflow
There is an article on using one of these meters, or a similar one, in the Free Articles section of the View Camera web site. I use the meter much as Mike describes.
steve simmons
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Re: Sekonic 558/758 workflow
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steve simmons
There is an article on using one of these meters, or a similar one, in the Free Articles section of the View Camera web site. I use the meter much as Mike describes.
steve simmons
www.viewcamera.com
Which article Steve? I must be thinking a bit slow this AM and couldn't find the correct one.
Brian
Re: Sekonic 558/758 workflow
Zoning with the Multi-Tasking Meter (Using the Sekonic L-608 Meter for the Zone System in Black and White) (PDF) June 2, 2004
www.viewcamera.com
in the Free Articles section.
steve simmons
Re: Sekonic 558/758 workflow
Great, I just picked up a 558 and I'm just figuring out how to use it. I was picking an arbitrary spot reading that I would guess should fall in zone V and then using the delta-EV function to check where everything else would fall in plus or minus increments and adjusting exposure based on that.
Sounds like there might be better ways.
Re: Sekonic 558/758 workflow
If you are exclusively B&W have you thought about using one of the BTZS programs for Palms available from the View Camera Store? Once you have calibrated your film(s)/paper(s) (or had them do it for you) they are very easy to use. They take two spot or incident readings, depending upon the workflow you choose, and also compensate for bellows extension, filter factors and potentially reciprocity.
David Whistance
Re: Sekonic 558/758 workflow
There is a how-to BTZS article in the current (Jan/Feb 07) issue of View Camera. It is not an easy way to do things. This is a film speed and dev time procedure. I thought the question was about how to use the meter.
steve simmons
Re: Sekonic 558/758 workflow
Thanks Steve... I must have gone temporarilly blind :eek: