Getting a light meter reading using camera flash
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There are two ways I can think of (both are using features on the Sekonic L358, as that is what I have and can't really comment on other light meters) there is one setting where you set it to wait for the flash to go off then meter, so you need someone to hold the lightmeter/fire the camera & flash for you.
The second method costs a bit more, you need pocket wizards, a pockt wizard chip for the L358 and a motordrive cable for you camera. Unless your D60 has a PC port for firing non hotshoe flashes you will only beable to use the built in flash as you can't mount a PW on the hotshoe with the flash up. Essentially you use the L358 to fire the camera attached to the PW which causes the flash to flash and when it flashes the metering happens.
That probably doesn't make much sense, but hopefully you get the idea
The second method costs a bit more, you need pocket wizards, a pockt wizard chip for the L358 and a motordrive cable for you camera. Unless your D60 has a PC port for firing non hotshoe flashes you will only beable to use the built in flash as you can't mount a PW on the hotshoe with the flash up. Essentially you use the L358 to fire the camera attached to the PW which causes the flash to flash and when it flashes the metering happens.
That probably doesn't make much sense, but hopefully you get the idea
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A quick step by step
Camera setup
( 1 ) Put the camera in the mode you like i use manual set
( 2 ) Set your iso say ISO 200 for this
( 3 ) Set your sink speed to say 1/125
( 4 ) Set the camera white balance to flash
( 5 ) Set the camera aperture to ???
Light meter setup
( 1 ) Set the lighter meter to Cordless flash
( 2 ) Set the ISO to 200
( 3 ) Set the shutter speed to 125
Now you should be ready
you will have to get some one to hold the meter in front of the thing you wont to take a photo of or set your camera to timer or use a remote if you wont to hold the meter your self. But lets just make it easy
( 1 ) First press the Measuring button you will then see the meter start to flash
( 2 ) Give the meter to the model to hold next to there face lats say.
( 3 ) You take a photo
( 4 ) Now look at the meter you should see the Aperture to set your camera to
so lets say its come up with a F8 go to your camera and set the Aperture to f8 and that's it should all be OK.
Camera setup
( 1 ) Put the camera in the mode you like i use manual set
( 2 ) Set your iso say ISO 200 for this
( 3 ) Set your sink speed to say 1/125
( 4 ) Set the camera white balance to flash
( 5 ) Set the camera aperture to ???
Light meter setup
( 1 ) Set the lighter meter to Cordless flash
( 2 ) Set the ISO to 200
( 3 ) Set the shutter speed to 125
Now you should be ready
you will have to get some one to hold the meter in front of the thing you wont to take a photo of or set your camera to timer or use a remote if you wont to hold the meter your self. But lets just make it easy
( 1 ) First press the Measuring button you will then see the meter start to flash
( 2 ) Give the meter to the model to hold next to there face lats say.
( 3 ) You take a photo
( 4 ) Now look at the meter you should see the Aperture to set your camera to
so lets say its come up with a F8 go to your camera and set the Aperture to f8 and that's it should all be OK.
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I think I know what you are after, but I'm afraid you can't do it with a built in camera flash. If you were to buy a flash to attach to the camera, it will let you indicate the high or low level of the flash for your image depending on the light meter reading! I hope this helps!