Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michael Garmisa wrote: > > >I'll bet that's not true nowadays with EOS, AF, and all the rest. > >Everything is getting to be so automatic, the days of young photographers > >with the ability to look at any scene and just "know" it's 1/60th > >at 5.6 with Tri-X etc. are probably long gone. > > > >Jim Bauman Hey, Jim, remember the axiom: "measure twice, cut once"? I don't think too many master craftsmen would argue with the rule. Likewise photographers. Maybe in the world of only BW negs you could. But not with color. But even with Tri-X, reflected metering is iffy (as we've argued here into the ground). And metering is is such a small part of the skills needed for powerful pix. Most of that "sixth" sense for exposure comes with years and thousands of rolls, which precludes most young photographers. donal - -- Donal Philby San Diego http://www.donalphilby.com