Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've always metered for highlights when using color reversal film. This approach works fine with Kodachrome but I don't know about Fuji films. I also find that spot metering works better for me than center weighted meters like the Nikon F's. Bud - -----Original Message----- From: Paul T. Collura <pcollura@epix.net> To: Leica <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 8:54 PM Subject: [Leica] Roger, Oddmund et al >I have been away from the LUG list for nearly two months and what do I >find when I return not only Roger Beamon but Oddmund back on the LUG. I >hearty welcome to both of you. The discussions were becoming a bit >boring without you. > >I was projecting my slides of Italy, taken this past September with two >M6s, the other evening and noticed that many in not most tended to be a >bit overexposed. This was not severe but lacking a bit of warmth that >really proper exposure would have provided. I usually metered through >the camera at what I thought was a neutral gray object such as a >sidewalk or evenly lighted buildings. Any users care to comment on >metering technique or tips with the M6 or whether they have noticed the >same effect? > >Paul T. Collura > >