[Leica] Re: Re: You're on the Board!

[Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>]

Rather than neuter my M6 I often use my M4 or M2 or a LTM body. I DON"T
HATE the M6. I have one. I use it a lot! The TTL meter is wonderful! It
would be better (for me) if it was a needle, although It might be a bit
difficult to see when using the noctilux in the dark.

For point and shoot an LTM body with a 28 Summaron is great! Sunny sixteen
is my practice with the LTM cameras. I've been forcing myself to go out
without a meter for just this reason.

Ken Wilcox

At 10:56 -0500 4/24/0, a fine scholar, cec@vbe.com wrote:

>Ken, I'm sure others have made suggestions, but one that works, really, is to
>take the battery out of the camera.  I use a big sekonic 508, almost as big as
>the M6 but once I get the exposure set in my mind, I then can concentrate
>on the
>photo.  One of my reasons for this is that I use wide angle lens most of
>the time
>and the metering area is greater than what I want.  Also,  I use my M6 as
>a P/S
>camera with the 35 lux.  The old fashion "sunny sixteen rule" still works
>and so
>do the depth of field scales.  I just don't get too complicated.  I also have
>another simple rule.  Only show others your best pictures.  I throw away about
>85% of my slides and as a result, everyone thinks I am a pretty good amateur
>photographer.
>Leica's are a lot of fun, if you dont take yourself or the camera too
>seriously.
>Chuck
>

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