Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/23

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Subject: RE: [Leica] exposure rules; incident meters
From: "Khoffberg" <khoffberg@email.msn.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 18:27:40 -0800

Ted and David

Thank you both for your thoughtful responses to my latest post.  The
confidence issue you mentioned (Ted) really cuts to the core.  I actually
have a high degree of faith in my M6 meter and very seldom come back with
unacceptable results.  I'm still trying to get the knack of how much to
compensate when shooting in the snow and similar circumstances but I'm
getting there.

My spotmeter, the apparent cause of Walt's nuptials, is another matter.
There's a lot that I like about it but I can't honestly say I'm confident
I'm going to come back with what I want.  The same holds true for my little
Gossen pilot for exactly the opposite reasons (35% of view).  Increasingly I
wind up aiming my spotmeter at a gray card which seems to be pretty much the
same as taking an incident reading, no?  I guess I really should get me one.
A recommendation perhaps?  Ted?  Anyone?

Cheers
Kevin Hoffberg