So, it's been several decades since I've shot film before my recent foray into 4x5, which many of you have helped me with. I've gotten a bit lazy in the meantime, since most digital cameras have such good metering.
Here is the question: I long ago sold my spot meter and copy of The Negative, though I'm still familiar with the zone system. I do still have my seconic incident meter. It's been working flawlessly for when the light is hitting the subject directly. Simply meter the light, set the shutter and aperture and fire away.
But what about when the light is more complicated, say shooting into the sun at sunset where it is skimming across the surface of the subject (road, forest, etc). If I were to bring a point and shoot digital camera, set the iso to the film's iso would the image/histogram give me a rough approximation of what the neg will look like? I could get a spot meter and follow Ansel's system, but I'd rather save the money.
I have a feeling that it would be close, but would the tonal range be the same? PS, am shooting portra 160nc
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