I recently read that the onboard light meter of your camera along with its histogram still are not as accurate as a Light Meter and can produce incorrect or slightly skewed factors hence my acquisition of the Sekonic L-358 Light Meter. I can't say enough great things about this device especially for determining accuracy in Aperture and Shutter in setting values in the camera's (M) Manual mode especially when using a strobe system - simply essential.
My question then may be for any seasoned Light Meter experts out there that shoot landscape scenes. I am aware I can change the Lumiscope on this device for outdoor use, however where does one take a light reading when shooting a mountain range as an example or any wide area to be photographed? I realize in some cases say with a baseball field you can walk to a particular point, get the light reading if you wanted and plug it in on your camera say for a particular object on the baseball field such as a dugout but what an inaccessible landscape? Or is the answer so simply as saying in the front of your camera? Thanks in advance
My question then may be for any seasoned Light Meter experts out there that shoot landscape scenes. I am aware I can change the Lumiscope on this device for outdoor use, however where does one take a light reading when shooting a mountain range as an example or any wide area to be photographed? I realize in some cases say with a baseball field you can walk to a particular point, get the light reading if you wanted and plug it in on your camera say for a particular object on the baseball field such as a dugout but what an inaccessible landscape? Or is the answer so simply as saying in the front of your camera? Thanks in advance
