Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]henry wrote: > > > On that note, using the Expo-Disc and Sunny f16, both my M6 bodies need > >+2/3 stop EI compensation. I wonder if they're all set up that way. > > >John Hicks > Interesting. > Both my M6s (with my metering technique) are 2/3rds stop off compared to > my incident meters. In other words I set the film speed on the incident > to 2/3 of the camera speed to get similar results. > 100 on the camera > 64 on the meter > Never causes a problem, I just know its there. And I think I had put it > off to my technique. Might still be that. > > Henry In most cases a camera meter is going to say F8 and a hand held is going to say f11. That's what I've heard and that is what seems to be the case with mine unless I've re calibrated them. I expect it. I think camera meters are calibrated at a stop over. Zone VI you point your camera at a pale Caucasian face and you don't have to open up one. That might be the reason. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/