Sekonic L-398M manual Scenes with Side or Back Lighting

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In situations with direct or top lighting (sun near zenith), the Lumisphere will detect reflected light from the snow surface. Some means of blocking the light from below becomes required in this case.

b.In some cases, good results can be obtained with reflected light measurement under back light conditions, cloudy snow scenes where glare is less and snow scenes under direct lighting. Install Lumigrid and point light sensor slightly downward to block light from the sky, then from camera position, aim toward

subject

and measure. Be sure to set the employ slides.

5. Scenes with Side or Back Lighting

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Contents Sekonic Features Specifications Part Designations Page Page Cine Scale Part Designations Page Stopper Button Operation Incident Light Measurement LumispherePage Page Page Page Other Operations Exposure Value EV number Readout Indication that Employing Special Accessories Page Measurement Examples with Various Subjects Portrait PhotographyObservatorial Scenes Typical SceneryPage Snow Scenes Scenes with Side or Back Lighting Silhouette Photography Applications Summary Illumination Contrast Page Reflected Light Measurement Page Page Illumination Adjustment Stage Adjust luminance range Measuring Method Compensation factor = M + Subject to Compression Enlargement Handling Cautions Sekonic Corporation