Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just in passing, I read this and remembered an old photog's trick that basically you can meter on anything if you are familiar with where your 'zones' fall when you develop your film. I was taught lo these many moons ago that you can meter either on a shadow, and stop down two stops or meter on a highlight and open two stops, noit just on your hand, and get within practical range, especially for black and white. It has always worked for me, especially since I rarely do slides- and when I did, I did meter and bracket just to make sure. As they say- you may not come this way again! I am amazed that the simple metering system in the M6 works so well when compared to the hyper accurate, multi mode, 128 zone, segmented CCD metering with programs that so many 'professional' cameras have now! Most of the time, you get better shots just metering for a given situation, and then shooting all the frames there at that setting! Yes, indeed, the M6 is one of life's simpler pleasures! Dan (The IIIf notwithstanding!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "ray tai" <razerx@netvigator.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Meter Choices, anyone? > Just kidding about the 18% grey thing but I actually do meter my hand > and do use it as a starting point for middle grey depending on the > scene. I prefer the spot meter for this reason. Else I would meter > something in the frame that I think should be placed in zone V. > > Ray > > Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > > ray tai wrote: > > > > > > Mine is an Minolta Spotmeter F and the palm of my hand is calibrated to > > > 18% grey! > > > > > > Cheers! > > > Ray > > > > > Are you sure it's not zone VI? one stop lighter than middle grey? > > > > Mark Rabiner > > > > Portland, Oregon > > USA > > > > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ >