How often do you use a light meter

[raid]

I first guess the exposure, then I use a spotmeter to confirm. I am getting really good at guessing the exposure that I need. This is especially good for indoors since the light levels do not change much inside a building. Outdoors, I start thinking of the Sunny 16 Rule, and then I adjust. Then I meter to confirm. When there is no time to meter, I do not meter.

[Charlie Lemay]

I only use a meter on cloudy days and with studio lighting. I use my ZoneSimple system, described on my web site, for sunny days. I like the way highlights and shadows create another layer of interaction over the forms I photograph and shoot mostly black and white in sun for this reason. I use digital mostly these days on cloudy days and find no real advantage to using film anymore under compressed scale conditions. I usually convert to black and white. When I shoot color, I almost always use digital these days, When using digital, I almost always set the camera to apperture priority. When I shoot with studio lighting, film or digital, I meter with a Luna Pro F.

[Tom A]

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I use the meters in tricky light - extreme low light, macro work etc and the times when I use non 400 iso film. This is my "collection" of Gossen Luna Pro's - they are big and a bit clumsy to carry around - but the work well in low light.
I am trying out a new (to me) developer - Crawley's FX 10 which contains Kodak CD 2 (a color developing compound). First attempt was OK - except that it kept depositing "blobs" on the film. It is supposedly the finest grain you can get without a loss of speed.
Acros 100 @ 125, FX 10 for 8 min. Nikon F3HP and Micro Nikkor 105mm f4.0

[RichW]

I just shot a 120 roll of Velvia without a light meter and i have no idea what it will turn out like, I know it's not going to be forgiving though

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[Michael Markey]

Nearly always take a first reading to put me on the right track but after that only if there is a marked change of light.

The only exception is if I am shooting APX 400S ,which is unforgiving of exposure errors, and then I use a metered body.

[anjoca76]

I always try to meter when I can. With black and white sometimes I'll guess based on sunny 16, but never with color film unless I absolutely do not have time and will otherwise miss the shot altogether.

[slidesandthecity]

Despite being a big fan of shooting slides I do not even own something that can meter light.

[back alley]

Originally Posted by slidesandthecity

Despite being a big fan of shooting slides I do not even own something that can meter light.

you do if you own a smart phone...