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How I meter my scenes using the Sekonic Light Meter.

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
In this video I show how I meter my scenes and also the Pull Film Process.
More often than not I use the incident reading on my meter.
But it does depend on the scene.

EQUIPMENT USED

CAMERA - Mamiya RZ67 (645)
FILM - Ilford FP4
DEVELOPER - XTOL 1:1 7 mins (Pull Process)
STOP & FIX - Ilford
ENLARGER - DURST M605
PAPER - Kentmere VC Select Gloss
DEVELOPER - Ilford Multigrade Developer
STOP & FIX - ILFORD
PRODUCTION GEAR
CANON 6D, GOPRO 7 BLACK, TASCAM DR10L MIC, SENHEISSER SHOTGUN MIC,
NEEWER LED PANELS, GVM COLOUR PANELS,
Editing - FCP, PHOTOSHOP, LIGHTROOM, Valoi 360 Film Holder System for scanes, Zeapon Micro 2 Motor Slider,

ABOUT MY VIDEOS

If my videos inspire, create ideas and help others in film photography and darkroom work then it's worth making them.
I always welcome comments that are useful towards the video subject that will help others understand the process within.
Keep shooting and thanks for watching.

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20 Comments

@TheDecguy 5 years ago

I have a cat who is almost a perfect Zone V, except for her paws. She’s not very good for going out on location work however.

I really liked this series of photos, the best so far I’d say. Thanks for sharing.

@sophietucker1255 5 years ago

I hate to say it but I think I may have learned something. Love your videos and content. If I don't actually learn something, which is rare, I'm always entertained.

@RedCoatCinema 7 months ago

Great video! Thanks so much for putting the effort behind this. 4 years later, and still helping folks like myself become confident in metering film. Cheers

@ESmith-uj3is 4 years ago

Thanks for explaining how to best meter scenes based on the Zone System. Unlike the many videos on YouTube, yours provides the most critical information needed to create quality negatives.

@lloydgarland4667 5 years ago

This is exactly what I needed to know and what I was trying to ask in the email mate, very grateful to you for explaining it all. Just goes to show, even after 45 years handling cameras and taking photographs, one cannot know it all, there's always something to learn. Again, many thanks :)

@Jonny-v1j7r 3 months ago

Great information and examples, my friend. Thank you for showing the various exposure methods.

@PrinceofSaiyans 1 year ago

every once and a while i would go back and rewatch this, super helpful sir! thank you

@odukar2315 5 years ago

Great to see how you are using the light meter!

@smkunder1 3 years ago

Just researching getting back into film after being away for 20+ years. Not sure where to start, but enjoying your channel.

@marckruszewski4873 1 year ago

Thanks Roger. The Metering scenes with the Sekonic Incident/Spot Meter, and Grey Card is excellent. Well done. Cheers.

@EsakaZero3 5 years ago

Still so much to learn, love these videos

@TheFilmFellow 5 years ago

Well done Roger! Excellent advice.

@aristoioannidis7490 5 years ago

Hey Roger. Outstanding presentation. Your metering explanations coupled with your practical methodology is by far the best instructional presentation I have seen. Thank you so much.

@joshmcdzz6925 1 year ago

Very good conclusion: The incident metering is all you need. The spotmeter is prolly just for evaluation and playing around the zone system..

@cnccontroller 5 years ago (edited)

Excellent!
I had no doubt that you can make a gray card yourself from an ordinary gray T-shirt ))
Thank you!

@curlytoocool 5 years ago

Just want to say that you’re the reason I built my own darkroom and film lab in my backyard! Ur like my film superhero/father figure!

@derekrowanphotographics 2 years ago

Old T Shirt 👕 😮 That’s awesome 🤩

@WideAppeal 2 years ago

I realise this is 3 years old, but great stuff!!! And reassuring that in many cases the sunny 16 rule seems to apply to your exposures.

@landesnorm 3 years ago

Nicely informative video. However, since you're showing prints I think the viewers ought to know the enlarger, paper stock, and paper developer as well. The enlarger-condenser or diffusion, the make of the enlarging lens-Nikkor, Schneider, etc., paper stock-some are punchier than others, and developer-Dektol? something else? Each of these factors makes a difference as well as the optics on your camera-i.e. I find that Zeiss lenses render more contrast than Schneider lenses and Mamiya lenses seem to fall somewhere in between.