Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ------Original Message------ From: "tm" <leicar8@earthlink.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Sent: May 16, 2001 5:27:10 PM GMT Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica/photographing birds >>> Thanks for your response, Doug! Do you think it would be safe to leave the R8 set at matrix metering while photographing the birds if they are in trees? I almost always use that setting and get brilliant results, but I usually photograph in evenly lit places. <<< The day I used the R8, I used it in manual exposure/spot pattern. While photographing Black Oystercatchers, I tried auto/matrix but the meter was fooled by the constantly changing backgrounds as waves washed over the rocks. I didn't want the meter to consider the background, just the bird, so I switched to manual/spot. The R8 is a natural in this mode, and I've been using the SL's spot meter for 20+ years so I was completely comfortable with it. I suspect that with birds in a tree you'll have spots of sky showing through leaves, so you may run in to a similar situation. Dave - I'll shut up now :) Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com