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Old 09-21-2009, 02:54 PM
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Sorry, but I see this completly different. For someone who is completly new to photography (as he stated), a lightmeter will help nothing. He could buy himself a whole bunch of tools, without a solid understanding of the basics they will help him not a bit.

Just my point of view, maybe I'm simply not the lightmeter kind of a guy.
Exactly, I couldn't agree with you more. And while Ken is right about a handheld(incident) meter being about twice as accurate as the TTL (reflectance), it doesn't matter guys! we're shooting digital! That same "100%" can be gained just by learning to use the histogram and highlight/shadow clipping feature of you camera. A handheld meter is about the last thing a beginner needs, esp when they don't know how to use the TTL. I would say this for any toy/tech in photography, use what you've got until it becomes the limiting factor! And if all you're wanting is manual values to "start with" then TTL is not the limiting factor. I have used a light meter a lot and have to say it was very close to my spot meter on my camera 95% of the time. It's just not necessary these days!
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