Anyone used a little digi to gain exposure and then shoot film

[andrew_keam]

Anyone ever used a little digi point and shoot to gain a rough idea of exposure for when the handheld meter stops

working ie when it is too dark and then translate this exposure to film. I mainly shoot 5 x 4 in but sometimes I

want to shoot a scene when my handheld meter stops working... I used to have a little Fuji that did a pretty good

job, just wondering if anyone else had any ideas...

Thanks Andrew

[steve m smith]

Something like the Nikon P5100 may work. It has a spot meter function as well as the usual evaluative/centre weighted modes.

[jim_norman4]

The Gossen Luna Pro SBC meter does a great job in low light. You can do incident, reflective and spot metering with them. I use one for night photography. They show up on eBay frequently..

[dennismcarbo]

I use a sekonic 558r it lets me meter in my night shots in ridiculously low light

[neal_chaves1]

The Fuji Z5, now discontinued and available at a discount for around $150 can be extremely useful to determine exposure and preview. It is tiny, has a B&W mode and provides you with exposure data. You must of course interpolate in your head for your view camera lens and shutter.

[davidroossien]

I have the 558R and don't like it very much for low light. My EOS 3 and 5D keep going when the 558R stops reading. When the exposures get longer than about 2 minutes the 558R is of little use.

[dennismcarbo]

I used to use My D200 for spot metering but I found it not as accurate as the 558R probably because, like any DSLR or Point and shoot using TTL metering the spot meter is not 1 degree spot and actually varies in coverage depending on the lens used at the time. The 1 degree on the 558 better suits my style of working.

[sknowles]

I use a Sekonic L-358 but also shoot with a Canon 5D with using my 4x5. I like to have the digital images to process and

compare, and can play with the exposure and check the histogram.

[rgeorge911]

I use a Lumix DMC-LX2 for this. It's very nice to set it directly on top of my Speed Graphic. Don't forget to factor in reciprocity for your film, which won't be indicated by the digicam.

 

Reed

[obakesan]

Hi

 

yes ... all the time. I find it works well

 

http://home.people.net.au/~cjeastwd/photography/film/digiExposure.html

[jonpaulgallery]

With long exposures, I find the digital camera is about one stop under, due to it not having reciprocity failure issues. I love my Sekonic meter and just know when to compensate for it.

[andrew_keam]

Hi Reed, Just wondering if your Lumix DMC-LX2 has either a bulb feature or a multi exposure feature that lets it 'build' up exposures from its longest exposure ie multiples of 15 seconds or whatever is its longest. Thanks Andrew