Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In message <Pine.SUN.3.91.960419090725.9090B-100000@cps207>, William Hong <hong@cps.cmich.edu> writes >Jonathan Eastland's Leica M Compendium also mentioned this technique, but >it doesn't seem to work on my M6. Flicking the frameline selector >doesn't see to change the metering at all. I don't understand how this >would work. Since the framelines come up in pairs, how would it know to >meter with the 35mm line, not the 135mm line, and the 28mm line, not >the 90 mm line? The meter measures a central spot that is 2/3 the height of the negative area- whatever lens you use. The smaller frameline simply indicates -to you- the approximate area that is being metered by the camera with the lens you are using. So for example, with a particular lens, the framelines for the next longer lens (next smaller framelines) show you, roughly, the area the meter is measuring. Alternatively, just imagine a central spot that is 2/3 the height of the frame you are using. That makes it simpler. It is up to you to meter (ie select- place the smaller framelines over~) something that gives you the correct exposure for the picture you intend to take. -- joe b.