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Old 05-13-2009, 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Sixpak View Post
when you meter for correct exposure, WB does not play a part or possibly does not play a significant enough part to concern myself with it. So is this line of reasoning correct?
Again, you need to specify what you mean by "WB". If you mean the camera's WB setting, then there is no effect at all on in-camera metering. The only effect would be on the histogram, which might cause the photographer to choose a different exposure setting.

If by "WB" you mean the color of the lighting, then yes the color of the light being metered can have an effect on in-camera metering. However, the camera manufacturers try to reduce that effect as much as possible and generally are quite successful.

In any event, as you say, it "does not play a significant enough part to concern myself with it."
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