Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walter Levy wrote: > > John wrote: > > "Turn off the meter, and practice judging the exposure by eye." > > When I was at RIT in the mid-70s our instructor gave us a fun assignment. > We each received a list of 36 locations around campus, both indoor and > outdoor. We were to shoot one black and white exposure at each location, > without using a light meter. Very instructive, and confidence-building. > > Walter This thread appears about every couple of months: we are all to dependent on our meters; should build confidence and sensitivity and go without them. I'll weigh in again this time and say that I've shot thousands of rolls of film over decades and I don't buy it- Don't go for it and don't like it. Once or twice when out street shooting my meter has gone dead on my and I was able to find my way home. Most of my shots came out. But I say forget the Force, use the meter, get the shot, it may not come again. Mark Rabiner