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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 597388" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>Actually, references to metering on the hand specifically mean metering on the palm, which has better consistency. Not same as a gray card, and no claims of close accuracy, but it is a constant, and we could determine a normal compensation to use. About same concept as spot metering on a human face needs about +1 EV compensation.</p><p></p><p>But the real truth of the matter was that back in film days, we could get away with very many things. Even Sunny 16. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> B&W negatives thrived on overexposure, and regardless, all prints got required darkroom processing which helped to correct many problems. </p><p></p><p>We can post process our digital images today, otherwise they come out of camera sight unseen by human eyes. Correction of white balance and exposure, and even cropping helps greatly. Certainly raw encourages that correction, but not all bother to do that. And proper exposure in the camera is always a plus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 597388, member: 12496"] Actually, references to metering on the hand specifically mean metering on the palm, which has better consistency. Not same as a gray card, and no claims of close accuracy, but it is a constant, and we could determine a normal compensation to use. About same concept as spot metering on a human face needs about +1 EV compensation. But the real truth of the matter was that back in film days, we could get away with very many things. Even Sunny 16. :) B&W negatives thrived on overexposure, and regardless, all prints got required darkroom processing which helped to correct many problems. We can post process our digital images today, otherwise they come out of camera sight unseen by human eyes. Correction of white balance and exposure, and even cropping helps greatly. Certainly raw encourages that correction, but not all bother to do that. And proper exposure in the camera is always a plus. [/QUOTE]
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