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7. Important if you're shooting Velvia, but I just wing it with digital.
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 01:45 PM
Jul 2013

Knowing the difference between what the meter sees and the actual scene is indeed crucial for an extremely unforgiving media like slide film, or for properly working the Zone System. I still have my greycard from B&W 101 and know how to use it, with spot metering if need be.

But with my 5100 I just shoot Program or Aperture, EV -2 and then pull the lightness up in postprocessing. Sensors these days have such lovely shadow detail that it's really not worth the extra time in the field to work out the perfect exposure; I feel it's better spent getting more shots instead. Just my 2¢ though.

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