Light Metering Basics: What is a spot meter?

This scene is an excerpt from a Light Metering Video:    • The Ultimate Guide to Light Meters fo...  

Spot meters read reflectance and try to expose to middle gray. In this video, I'll cover how the spot meter works and how I use it to calibrate my camera/meter's perception of middle gray.

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B camera: Jeremy Le
C camera: George Mentchoukov
AC: Fausto Darquea
AC: Tyler Stefanelli
Stills: Mike Paragas
Grip: Blake Gilmore
Grip: Shane-Mark Gallo
Audio: Q
Model: Savanah Joeckel
Model: Danny Shepherd

Gear used in this video:

Sekonic L-858 (Light Meter): https://amzn.to/2Bp5BtR
ColorChecker Video (Color chip/grayscale): https://bhpho.to/2FFfWWp

Camera
Sony FS7 (A, B, C camera): https://bhpho.to/2FDOsAA
a7R III (D camera): https://bhpho.to/2FPV4vE
128GB XQD (FS7 media): https://bhpho.to/2FH4Lg9
Metabones Speedbooster (Lens adapter): https://bhpho.to/2FDrA4o
FS7 Extension Unit (Timecode Generator): https://bhpho.to/2FH3rdb
Tentacle Sync E (Timecode Generator): https://bhpho.to/2FIgGKx
Wooden Camera UMB-1 (Matte box): https://bhpho.to/2FHOlEa
Schneider RHOdiums (ND .3-2.1): https://bhpho.to/2FHth0r
HyperCore 150 Gold Mount (camera batteries): https://bhpho.to/2FFf2t3
Miller CX8 (tripod): https://bhpho.to/2FHb6rY
Inovativ Scout 42 (camera cart): https://bhpho.to/2FBfB7c

Monitors
SmallHD 1703 (Production Monitor): https://bhpho.to/2FDGoQr
SmallHD 703 (7" UltraBright monitor): https://bhpho.to/2FD43Af
SmallHD 503 (5" UltraBright monitor): https://bhpho.to/2FPWer0
SmallHD FOCUS (5" on-camera monitor): https://bhpho.to/2FHa4fA
Atomos Ninja V (4K recorder): https://bhpho.to/2FE3N40

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Audio
Zoom F4 (audio recorder): https://amzn.to/2S7bwJs
Sennheiser AVX (wireless mic): https://amzn.to/2FFPcFg
Sanken COS-11D (lavalier mic): https://bhpho.to/2FDpRvW

Lights
Lowel Rifa eX88 (1K softbox): https://bhpho.to/2FH0ppe
Aputure 120D (LED light): https://amzn.to/2TywguX
Aputure 300D (LED light): https://amzn.to/2TK8HzJ
Butterfly Frame (8x8 diffusion): https://bhpho.to/2FHaUZM

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