On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:47:31 -0500, HK wrote:

I don't see how you can take decent indoor portrait shots without a good
flash meter or difficult outdoor shots without a light meter. There are
some combo units that do the job.

Digital cameras can be used as a light meter using the AEL feature
which they all have.

AEL is Auto Exposure - Light and you can use it exactly like a light
meter and in almost the same fashion.

I've tested my Oly's and my Hasselblad against my Sekonic L-558R and
the cameras agree 90% of the time. The other ten percent, it's minor
variations.