About those light meter apps, please do both iPhone and Android ones 🙏

So happy you're at this full time now, your content is top notch and always helpful!

If you can and want, a video about how to use a Sekonic meter correctly would also be very useful. When to use the sphere in and when to use it out. Functionalities of the metter, and stuff like that. Thank you for this video, it is very helpful.

Loving all of these videos you've been pumping out lately man... as always

I've watched over a dozen videos on metering, and this was by far the most helpful. Thanks!

You are cranking out these great videos! PS Happy Go Skateboarding Day!

Legit the video that I was looking for only till recently I started wondering about how to use a light meter. Thank you Matt for this helpful video!

This is really helpful Matt! I generally shoot overexposed by on stop metered in the shadows when shooting color negatives, i guess ill start trying to try and meter the midtones for maximum latitude. Keep em videos coming!

Thanks a lot for putting this video together. I am VERY MUCH looking forward to a video covering the smartphone apps!

Thank you Matt. Excellent explanation. Short, precise and to the point..

Helpful video. Thanks Matt!

Fantastic. Finally metering that makes sense. Thanks Matt.

Thanks so much Matt. This was perfectly explained.

Great video streak this week Matt, been pretty bored lately and these are always interesting for me to watch! Been wanting you to make one about metering so I'm spoiled ahah

Great video on metering. I do mostly street photos so I always meter for the shadows or for skintones by metering the light hitting my hand.

Everything I needed to know! Thanks 😊

Great and informative video! Cheers Matt!

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!

Great video, thanks Matt!!!

That was so helpful and to the point. Thank you for this.

Well done. Very useful information. Thank you.

Hi, what an awesome video. Keep up the superb work! I look forward to your next video.

this video helps me a lot Matt! thank you

Great video, thanks Matt.

thanks for this super helpful video. It has cleared some doubts i had...thanks again dude!

Hi Matt- Your channel is very useful - thank you. I have recently been trying to unlearn digital photography, and learn...film photography. The most useful tools I have for learning right now are my Sekonic L-508 and my Fujifilm X-T3. Using the Fuji in manual mode (adapted manual lenses,) I meter the scene, make a judgement, then see the effect. After a few weeks of this, I am able to use the Fuji and the meter and not "cheat." I am more confident and the results are predictable. I set the meter and the camera ISO a half a stop apart - it's my feeling the camera is darker than film. I'd be interested in your thoughts. Thanks for all the great work. My film cameras are a Spotmatic and Zorki 4K.

This was super helpful with the examples and exactly what I was looking for!

Thanks for this vid ! This was really clear ! :)

Really appreciate the side-by-side visuals!

This was such a helpful video for light metering! Mahalo!

I'm new to film, so this video was very helpful. Thanks!

A Grade material Matt! Thanks you so much.

Very nice video! Concise but informative. Thank you.

Hey Matt! Thank you for the video. Looking forward to the next one because I have had mixed experiences with light metering apps. I will say however there are really simple sunny 16 apps out there- I use one that's just a simple slider with ISO, aperture and shutter speed and based on the lighting condition it your choices to what would work together.

Great Vid! This was extremely helpful.

We always meter for the shadow! Good job man!

A friend gave me a Pentax Spotmeter V last year. Best gift ever!

Love it man thanks for the vid !!

Thanks mate, this video finally made things click for me. I now have a better understanding

great video, thank you Matt !

Oooh, can't wait for the smartphone app video!

Gotta say this was the metering video help I've been looking for. A lotta videos just go meter for highlights, shadows, bla bla bla without really showing the difference between them. excellent work Matt.

This was hugely helpful. Thank you!

Long time subscriber here. Like way back like when you uploaded just under five videos. Never commented but why not. First, man, if you've done a video like this maybe six years about you've would of really saved me tons of rolls. Started digital ten years ago, then jumped into film relaying on the meter and giving me a lot of crap in the beginning. Anyways, a great video to refresh the memories. I'm a SF native, but now living in France. If you're ever heading for Europe do let us know!

Great video. Great examples. Great hat. 🤟🏽

Outstanding video! Extremely helpful since I bought a Mamiya C330 :)

Thank you Matt. This is good basic information film or digital. Makes me want to dig out my fathers old Contaflex vintage '53 and shoot a roll.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Hugh Wolfe go for it!

Simple, down to the point.

That’s why the Leica M5 is so great. It’s got a spot meter that’s super precise.

FINALLY! i now get it. thank you!

Killing it! Maybe spot metering tutorial next?

Finally the vid we needed. Thanks yo!

This was exactly what i was looking for, super good info. Thanks

@mattdayphoto

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

really great and helpful

thank you so much!! this is exactly what i was looking for (-:

Great video, just where I'm at in my learning curve..

Super cool. Thanks!

Great video! Thanks for making this

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Jake Shapiro Thanks for watching!

I never use light meter,i use my experience and sunny 16 rule. Great videos man!

thank you for this!

Buy a lightmeter on a whim.... video on how to use it properly comes up the same way....WIN!

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Ghost_Vinyl_Media58 it’s destiny!

Spot on and enlightening 😀

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Shawn Brezny I see what you did there.

Trev is awesome. I got a chance to chat with him a bit at the Paiedeia. Great guy and photographer.

Looking forward to that metering app video

great stuff matt

That’s why the Leica M5 is so awesome. It’s got a spot meter that’s super reliable. I can determine perfect exposure for slide film with it even in really insane contrast situations. I usually meter for the brighter parts of the shadows with negativ film because I don’t like that overexposed look and I want *all* the details in the highlight. Although often enough when shooting Portra 400 I just try not to underexpose to much and occasionally even shoot wide open in the daylight.

Cool stuff. I usually meter off my hand If I tend to nail skin exposure. Otherwise I'm all about good old sunny 16!

Super stuff matt. Would love a similar video of how to meter scenes at night :)

loooooovee these photos

Good video thanks for sharing! You said color negative film holds highlight detail well so meter sometimes between highlights and shadows depending on how bright light is. What if shooting b&w does this logic hold true there too? I just bought my first film camera and I am excited to give this a try!! Thank you

Thank you very much!!!

I’m late but I love your channel thank u omg

Great video. Just got myself a light meter so this is very useful. :D Looking forward for the smartphone app video. Hope you cover android apps as well...

gooood job. thanks！

Great video Matt....quick question were you shooting at box speed in those examples?

I will be shooting Velvia 100 in 4x5 this week in a very green HOH rainforest. I will use my Sekonic but really not sure about my capabilities with it yet. I have 20 sheets and plan to shoot them all this week.

Good stuff

Hello from Holland Matt. You mention exposure bracketing which seems a clever idea. How do you ‘remember’ what exposure you were shooting on in the first place? Do you take notes? When I get film back that is not exposures right I often miss that. And again an again I forget. Not so clever. Love your channel! Kind regards, Jan

This video couldn't have come at a better time! Just got myself a Leica M2, so not having a meter has been worrying me a bit. After seeing this though, I'm much more confident in going out with a handheld and getting the shot. Keep up the great work!

@awprc

23 күн бұрын

Just had to mention your Leica

@matthewmendoza5729

22 күн бұрын

@@awprc Would have mentioned any camera I had. Have a good one!

@awprc

18 күн бұрын

@@matthewmendoza5729 Just had to reply

Dude THANK YOU!!! Just picked up a L-308X-U and needed to know wtf I need to do😂

thanks, dude!

This is great information, does distance matter as well? So If I’m further away from the subject should i consider metering differently? Or always meter up close.

I shot a short film using an Aaton Prod super-16mm camera. My DSLR, phone app and the Aaton camera’s meter all gave different readings. I decided trusting the Aaton’s meter, which meters for the light reflecting off the film; I used a grey card since the scenes showed all spectrums of skin tones. The Aaton metered about +1 to +2 compared to the DSLR but the results were perfect. I could have easily exposed for even more. Film is amazing, even IF there’s no LCD preview 😉 #ShotFilm #FilmWins

Amazing video. What camera did u use tho?

谢谢！很有用～

I’m learning 35mm film photography the dumb expensive way. Roll after roll of 35mm film. I did start using Lux a couple of weeks ago though😀

I always meter for shadows, it doesn't always work. But I get a over/under exposed images every 2-3 images a roll. I just started using a Sekonic l308 for my Bronica and I'm confused because leaving the cover on gives a different reading then off. Most cases the off give good readings.

Was that light meter apps video finally uploaded? I'm curious about thatttt

great info, however I shoot mostly b&w film, would you meter the same way? For digital I almost always meter for the highlights for a moody/dramatic look that I like. Would you meter the same for black and white film to get that moody look.

Thank You

Very informative thank you for this Matt! Currently I own four handheld light meters. The oldest being a General Electric PR-1 selenium cell meter. Two Minolta meters, Auto Meter Vf and Flash Meter IV . And a Gossen Lunasix. I wonder if the Minolta Flash Meter IV is a incident /reflected type of light meter.

@sexysilversurfer

5 жыл бұрын

Sun and D-970 do they give the same reading ?

Hey Matt, Are you metering for b&w the same way as for color negative?

The Lumu Light Meter app does have a very usable spot Meter in it which can be used without the rather expensive Lumu itself.

4:40 how about metering off the middle shadows? not the darkest parts of his face, but the parts that are middle of the ground. Not highlights, not shadows. And then getting that dialed in to "neutral grey" and you've got highlights that aren't blown out, and shadows that are nice. So on a digital camera, using spot meter to get in on an area with nice neutral shadows. The lighter shadows on the face.

Gonna love the Matt Day + Darkroom Lab collaboration. Looking forward to it.

@mattdayphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Tracy Clayton thanks, man!

About the best advice you can get all compressed into a 6 min video! Excellent stuff sir!

Hi...newbie here, so forgive me if I get the terminology mixed up. I've read two separate articles that recommend Incident light metering for the shadows. Metering for a 1/2 the box speed (ASA 100, metered as if ASA 50), setting the meter to EV -2, and finally reducing development time by 10-15% to keep the highlights from blowing out. My understanding is that this is an attempt to overexpose the shadows to get detail if you want it, and under develop to avoid highlight blow out. Have you had any experience with this metering method? If so, what are you experiences?

All meters (handheld, in-camera, etc.) provide mid-tone exposure readings. From that point, the photographer still needs to determine where he or she wants the shadows or highlights to fall and adjust the exposure accordingly. The meter reading is just a starting point.

@spencerrobertson604

Жыл бұрын

Reflected and incident meters don’t work the same at all.

what is a cheap, but good hand held lightmeter? i'm looking if one of those old minolta meters are any good but i don't know

Well, whatever happened to knowing about middle gray, and one stop over that and one stop under that idea relative to what you are looking to do? Or metering several places to get an idea about the number of stops?