Exposure: Why Still Use a Light Meter?

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Photo by Chris Yang. Instagram @chris.yang.film   Written by David Appleby With digital cameras now equipped with waveform monitors, histograms and programmable zebras, why do you need to use, or even know about, light meters? A first answer would be that all the built-in features you’re using are light meters. A second answer is that...

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