Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/27
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Lucien, you didn't mention your own learning process, but I thought I'd
share part of mine.
In my case, I found that learning to compose a reversed image on the
groundglass was one of the best teaching aids I've ever experienced, so if
you've got a 6x6 SLR with waist level finder, get to know it better! Reason:
When using a view camera or waist-level finder, you are forced to view your
images as FLAT patterns of light, texture and color. Think flat!
Get a spot meter (one which reads out in EVs, not just shutter speeds and
f-stops or arrows), and use it liberally. Learn to "read" the light
visually, so that you know a 4-stop contrast range when you see it.
These are simply convenient ways that I have used, in order to "see" what's
really in front of me, not what I *think* is!
You'd also be amazed at how well these techniques transfer over to a Leica
M: Those magic viewfinder frames? Look at them as the borders of your
finished print ("think flat"), and away you go :-)
Jeff
- -----Original Message-----
From: Lucien_vD@compuserve.com >This sayed, coming from a reflex camera (or
any other 6X6 etc..), it is not
>so easy
>to acheive good results with a rangefinder camera like the M6.
>Now I think that I made a mistake when always taking a Reflex together with
>my M.
>Using it alone is the only way to make progress.