jdventer wrote:
donrent wrote:
donrent wrote:
How did you set the "old" film meter to compensate for "digital" ?
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What I meant by the above Q was how do you set for the "film" speed when using a digital cam ?
Do you use the ISO setting in place of the "film" speed setting ???
Yes
This may have been spoken to, and it may seem obvious, but that would mean setting a specific ISO/ASA on the camera, rather than using auto ISO, and then using the manual controls for both aperture and shutter, if you want to override the camera from metering the shot.
How important is the video to you... The 6D is having huge Moire and Anti Aliasing issues in the Video. The MkIII was ranked way better.
May want to wait to see what Canon is going to do with this problem
This google search will produce a huge number of hits on the problem:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Moire+problems+video+canon+6D&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-aThe reports show good still image characteristics however, if video is of no concern to you.
Looks a bit like Nikon AND Canon are both having trouble breaking the $2000 Full Frame barrier.
One other consideration, again if you don't shoot or plan to shoot video. The 6D may be an excellent entre into a purely still image Full Frame Canon camera, after the price "rockets" down from $500 to 600 like all the special prices on all the "new" Nikon d600's just did. Risky???
I've used many different light meters over the years. My issue now is readability of the settings indicated.
I got rid of my old light meters about a month ago and consider myself lucky to the $25 for a lot of 7 assorted Selenium and battery powered meters.
My favorite analog meter was a Gossen Luna Pro SBC. The SBC stands for Silicon Blue Cell, a faster diode that could read a wider range of light values. Bulky, and as I recall used a currently available 9 volt battery.
However, in the digital meter area, there is a lot of choice available. I only had one, a Gossen Luna Pro F... very light, fit in your palm or shirt pocket. LARGE digital readout characters, and used a single AA battery which seemed to last a very long time.
I think now if I were looking for one, I would try the little Gossen Digisix.
However, if I were doing studio, portrait and other wide ranges of work with varied lighting, I would step up to a Sekonic, on the high end. They have had some great video presentations on the internet lately... Webinar presentations. Looks as if one of the higher end Sekonics would be the ticket.
However, for fairly routine metering, that Gossen Digital Luna Pro F was my best light meter experience so far. I found it on Craigslist in Portland Oregon for $80 (very good price like new) I used it with a large Medium Format camera that had no meter. Great combination.