Gossen MetraWatt lunasix - Page 26

Reflected
Light Meosuremenl
The subiect is in
surroundings
of strongly
controsiing
brightness.
You ore
not interested
in
detoiled
reproduction
of
the environment
bui,
possibly,
it is
included
in the
meosure-
ment; the reoding
obtoined
would
result
in wrong
exposure
for the
principol
subiect
of
fhe
picture.
lf
possible,
get
closer
to
the moin subiect
ond wotch
the indicotorneedleof
your
LUNASIX.
As soon os
its fluctuotion
becomes
very slight,
you
con
be sure thot
the
meosuring oreo
is
free
of
intruding surroundings.
Incidenf
[ight
Meosuremenl
In
this
cose,
it is the
better
meosuring
meihod becouse
the controst surrounding
the
prin'
cipol
subiect
connot
offect the
meosurement.
For
inqccessible subiecls,
use
"Light
Meosurement
of
Substiiute
Locotion"
(see
poge
6).
Seoscopes
I
I
This
includes:
Seoshore
-
Woves
ond
Breokers
-
Ships
-
Beoch scenes.
'
''
I
neflected
Light
Meosurement
usuolly
leods to
good
exposure,
bul
you
might
inodvertontly
:
meosure
the
brighf
light obove the wote'r,
or
the
white
sond. With
people
in the
foreground
of
beoch
scenes
"close-up"
meosurement would
be
preferoble
(see
posj
5 ond'l'l).
lt
is
olwoys better
to'use the
lncident
Light
Meosurement.
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"
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