All,
I am new to using a Sekonic spot meter. Normally if I would meter on a nice white puffy cloud and it meters f/8@1/500. Since the meter is metering middle grey I need to increase my exposure by lets say 2 stop to make sure the clouds are white with detail. So I set my exposure on my camera at f/8@1/125.
However I have been watching some videos from Sekonic on metering a seen for middle grey, highlights, and shadows. This is the basic formula they use:
1. Take mid-tone reading and press the mid-tone button
2. Take the highlight reading and press the memory button
3. Take the shadow reading and perss the memory button
Assuming I followed this formula and the mid-tone reading was f/8@1/500 and the highlights are at f/8@1/125. Do I set my camera f/8@1/500 to get the white puffy clouds? Or do I need increase by a couple stops to get the nice white puffy clouds?