Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:19 AM 11/26/97 -0500, you wrote: >Thanks Ted and Richard, et al for your posts. I like the matrix metering and >would like to use it with the Kodachrome 64 - so, I intend to bias it 'down' >a bit. If you guys were to guess, would you rate it at 80 or 100? > >I'm not surprised about the positive bias. I still think the matrix metering >works quite well and just needs a bit of consideration in terms of a general >bias. I had the opposit problem on the Canon 1n when using negatives. But as >you know, the negatives benifit from a good kick of positive bias anyway. > >I have not been shooting chrome for quite a while. Its going to take a bit of >adjusting to get back in to the swing of it. I am sure I will feel my way in >to it soon, but want to take a bit of an educated guess to start out with - >and I want to matrix meter. > >Thanks again for all your comments and experience! I am looking forward to >Richard's update when the slides get back. And Ted always brings solid info >to the show. Thanks! > >Pete > Pete, A little hot on Kodachrome would normally indicate about a half stop. Run a test roll. Shoot three shots of everything. One at 64, one at 80 and one 100. Cover the kind of subjects you normally shoot. You'll then know how *your* camera works on *your* subjects and processed at *your* lab, with K64. No one else can do this for you. Jim