Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>While like Ted I don't give a hoot about the reflectance of the white spot >on the shutter curtain, I have to say that this big spot business is the >best metering method I've used so far. When I started using the Ms I thought >a smaller spot would be a far better deal, but in fact the ability to select >a large enough area of a scene to get a range of light that more or less >adds up to an average for the exposure you want to make means that it's very >fast and easy to use. I shoot only slide and this meter has given me far >more consistent exposures than any other I've used. It took a while for me >to learn to trust it, but my incident meter hardly ever gets out of the bag >now. >This is one thing about the M cameras I wouldn't like to see changed. In >fact the more I use them and in very difficult lighting conditions, the more >I realise they're just right - for me! > With this I would agree 100%. I have a Minolta Spot Meter which has been/is a great educational tool for learning the differences in light values, but once that stage has been mastered, the M6 meter will handle almost anything, with a little help like making sure there is not a very bright spot in the area measured (but thats coverd in the manual). If really in doubt, I will shoot a second frame. The first thing to go when I decide to reduce the weight and size of the equipment I carry around will be the Spot Meter. Oh, it's Friday today. $ 200 without the battery cover, which I may be able to get. Shipping extra. - -- Christer Almqvist D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France