Originally Posted by
Rob Champagne
I use a spot meter and have never used this type meter. However I have read up on them and often see it written that you should point the meter at the camera lens.
Why? This just doesn't make sense to me. If I were in a studio and had a black wall behind the camera but had a light source at 45deg right and 45deg up from my subject, then what I would be metering is not the amount of light falling on the subject, but some point between what is behind the camera and where the main light source is coming from. It seems more logical to point the meter directly at the main light source therefore getting accurate readings of how much light is actually falling on the subject.
Please explain....
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