Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Helen. eom

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "helen_bach2003" 
<helenbach@...> wrote:
>
> I haven't noticed an answer to this one, so I'll ramble on about it.
> 
> The equivalent of lux is foot-candle, also called lumens/ft^2. As 
lux
> is lumens/m^2 the conversion is simple: 1 foot-candle is 10.8 lux,
> though most of us just call it 10.
> 
> Yes, cine meters, including the cine version of the 508, often 
measure
> in lux. However, it is easy to convert.
> 
> With the meter set to EI 100, and used in incident mode, for most 
meters:
> 
> Lux = 2.5 x 2^EV 
> 
> Best,
> Helen
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> "scott_now_coming" <scott_now_coming@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "donbga" 
> > <dstevenbryant@m...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Scott,
> > > 
> > > > I've been using my Sekonic L-508 in the incident mode to take 
> > > > ballpark LUX readings of light in my home.
> > > > 
> > >> 
> > > So that meter reads directly in LUX?
> > > 
> > > Don Bryant
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > No, not the Sekonic L-508.
> > 
> > I use a conversion guide that Livick provided in his testing info.
> > 
> > It's not 100% accurate, but it will get you close enough for all 
> > practicle purposes.
> > 
> > (There probable are lightmeters with LUX rates, though. I think 
> > Sekonic amy even make one, probably a "Cine" meter. I'm sure it 
will 
> > give "candle power" and then you can make the conversion. I'm not 
> > sure what the relation is between CP and LUX, if their the same 
or 
> > what. I haven't really checked, but there is a relation in some 
> > respect.)
> > 
> > Scott
> > 
> > Scott
> >
>