Cale Boys Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I'm beginning to want to shoot more 16mm film lately and I'm curious if my light meter is set-up correctly and a couple questions regarding some features. I've currently got a 400ft roll of 500T, so my settings are: 500 ASA, 25fps, 180 shutter. Why is it in my sunny lounge room still giving me a reading of 2.8? Also the little 00 next to the F-stop reading, I can either go + or - . If I were to add a ND of 1.2, would I then + 1.2 to tell my light meter I'm using an ND with 1.2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted April 25, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted April 25, 2020 I have no idea what the [00] area is for. Are you sure your shutter angle is 180 or your shutter time is 1/50th for 25 fps? I find the best way to check my meter is to set it to 50 ASA at 1/50th and go outside and point it at the sun at midday in clear weather. You should get f/16, maybe a bit more (I always get f/16.3 at 1/48th). This follows the Sunny 16 rule of photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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