Imaging recource: Video: Incident vs. reflective metering, when should you use a light meter instead of your camera’s metering system?

While light meters may not be the critical component of a photographer's kit like they once were, even with advanced metering systems in digital cameras, light meters remain useful for specific situations. One reason why is that a light meter can measure incident light, whereas a camera's metering system measures light reflected by your subject and other elements of a scene. A light meter can measure the precise amount of light falling on your subject, while a camera measures the light that bounces off your subject. In many cases,...
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