Quote Originally Posted by Anbesol View Post
lol I was gonna say the same thing, grey card for sure. Don't spend $200, spend $5. The only real practical purpose the light meter has is within a studio. Although, thats just me, I prefer to spend a few more seconds in effort to save $195.

Irivlin, that was a very solid first post. Welcome to the forums! What made you pick this old thread?
I was taking some pictures of my dog in challenging light, so I pulled out the Spot meter. Thinking about how ell the pictures turned out, I did a Google search about the Spotmeter V and saw the post that someone made in 2008. Even though their problem was almost certainly all sorted out, I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents' worth, just in case someone else asked a similar question.

I've been taking pictures for a long time and newbies can still benefit from traditional techniques, even in "the digital age".
I still develop and print, silver imaging, so please feel free to pass my name on to anyone having problems in this area.
Regards,
Ian