Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: metering middle grey
From: csocolow <csocolow@microserve.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 17:35:05 -0400

Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
> >From the Rollei List Bob Shell has authoritatively and convincingly
> turned my head around.
> He says middle grey is 13% and the middle grey card is 18% so you have
> to open a half stop when you use it.

SNIP

> Anything else you guys/gals want to tell me before my hair falls out. I
> know about Santa.
> Mark :-) Rabiner

I just checked my meters against a grey card. All ISO 400:

M6 1/500 @ f5.6
MR4 1/500 @ f8.0
MR4 1/500 @ f5.6 1/2
Minolta Flashmeter IV 1/500 @ f4.0 8/10
Minolta Spotmeter F 1/500 @ f4.0 2/10


Aaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- -- 
Carl Socolow

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