MLKstudios wrote: no camera's exposure meter can take a flash reading
Henry Peach wrote:
MLKstudios wrote: no camera's exposure meter can take a flash reading
It won't tell you the EV, but you can use the FE Lock feature on Canon DSLRs (and later FSLRs) much like a flash meter. Aim the center point at the tone you want middle gray, hit the FE button, and the speedlight fires a low power flash, and sets flash power to get middle gray. Then recompose as desired. Consult camera/flash manual to see how long FE lock remains set. For my DSLRs and speedlights it's about 15 sec.
As far as I'm concerned the histogram gives me more useful information on exposure in a single test shot than several minutes of fooling with a meter. I still carry my old Sekonic 508 meter in my lighting bag, but I never use it. It can do variable spot, incident, and flash, and served me well for many years. I still carry it in case I need to set up lighting, and I can't find someone to stand in the test shot. I can't remember the last time that happened.
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