Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Ultra-Wide, Heliar 15mm or Heliar 12mm
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 14:00:09 -0700
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"Rodgers, David" wrote:
> 
> Mark
> 
> >>I use the 12mm. I'd recommend a separate exposure meter, as the in-camera
> meter tends to average in the sky and give under-exposure of your
> foreground (at least with an M6).<<
> 
> This is big issue with the 15 as well. I had all kinds of problems with
> exposure, which is why I put the 15 aside of a while when I went back to
> chrome film. The M6 meter is easily fooled by a Superwide, it seems. At
> least, that's been my experience.  And it's not a simple, "If this, then
> compensate by this." It's generally unpredictable.
> 
> Dave

cant you just point the thing down more at the ground when you take a reading?


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA
dirty pictures here:
http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/

need to "noscratch!"

Replies: Reply from Isaac Crawford <isaac@visi.net> (Re: [Leica] Which Ultra-Wide, Heliar 15mm or Heliar 12mm)
In reply to: Message from "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com> (RE: [Leica] Which Ultra-Wide, Heliar 15mm or Heliar 12mm)