I have heard the phrase “I don’t need no stinking light meter†more times than I can count, your LCD display and histogram are all you need for a perfect exposure right? Would you be surprised if I told you that your camera was lying to you? We first need to know why our LCD and histogram is wrong before we can believe that using a light meter will be of benefit.
That Cheatin’ Histogram
Let’s look at what happens when we take a picture with our DSLRs. The exposure meter in the camera is using reflective light …
