Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A clever idea, Mark, but it has two drawbacks I can see...The first, of course, is that you have to either remove a lens, mount the 135, take a reading, dismount the 135, remount your other lens, and take the photo - or, keep the 135 on a dedicated body, at which point you're paying about $2000 for a not very selective spot meter..:-) The second problem is that you're not going to get a 1 or 2 degree spot reading using the 135... How about a Sekonic 508? - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 10:05 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Exposure technique Julian Thomas wrote: ><Snip> > > Is it as good as my 135 3.4 APO on my M6? > > Mark Rabiner > > > Only if you then take the 135 off and shoot with a 35mm!! Or, maybe you > could carry a spare m6 with the 135 just to use as a spot meter (is this the > most expensive spot meter ever?). > > Julian I have a Minolta spotmeter F! Yous guys are the ones using a whole extra non Leica camera as a meter! how about using an old 99 dollar 135mm lens as a spot meter accesory for your M6 system? makes more sense to me! Mark Rabiner