Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I shot news film in the late '70s I often went without a light meter. If I left mine home I was better off with no meter than with one that belonged to the TV station whose condition I didn't know. THE SECRET WAS SHOOTING EVERY DAY. The camera had a clear reflex finder with a ground-glass circle in the middle. We could often judge exposure by how dark the focusing spot was. This was on reversal film, although the film chain that put it on the air could probably compensate for some variation in exposure. Mike Durling - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com> To: "LUG >for posts" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 6:56 AM Subject: [Leica] Re: Meters > Luggers, > Jim is right for critical work knowing how to use and using a meter is a > must...... > Also, while Le Grande Henri worked without a light meter.... Two > important points have been overlooked. One, he worked in black & white.... > you can live without a meter in b&w, not with transparency material. Two, > he has NEVER printed his own photographs. If he did, I'll bet my favorite > Leica he would have mastered the use of a meter. > Happy Snaps, > Sal DiMarco, Jr. > Philadelphia, PA > >