Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I never liked dummy light meters. It's like the oil light in the car - you >know it's either good or bad, but not how much. I'd prefer a row of leds or >analog needle. My car (Citroen C5 ) has a line of five zeroes in the display to show how much oil is in the car engine. When the oil level falls, one or more of the zeroes change into -. Now that you mention it, this is what I want in my M6. For the exposure level. > >I also have a bit of trouble with the large spot metering area on the M6. It >changes with the lens (naturally) . That depends on your definition. To me the area measured is always the same irrespective of lens used because it is always the same proportion of the negative, i.e. the 13% of the negativ closest to the center. Is 13% a large area? Probable for some but not for everybody Chris > >With all these deficiencies, it's a good thing that the camera *sings* to me >when I lift it to my eye... <g> > >Jeffrey > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 12:47 AM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Using the meter in the M6 > > >> Hello Christer: >> >> Personal preference. >> >> It seems more convenient to use the external meter and I have more >> confidence in it. At times I have found that I left my M6ttl on a shutter >> speed and the battery(s) have become dead, so I always have my external >> meter with me. >> >> Also, I am not used to the red indicators in the viewfinder, since, I >> frequently use my other Leicas which do not have a meter in the >viewfinder. >> >> If I used my M6ttl exclusively, I might be more inclined to rely on the >ttl >> meter. >> >> I prefer manual exposure and would not be a good candidate for an M7 at >> this time. I used AE with SLRs for a number of years. >> >> Roland Smith >> Oakland, California >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Christer Almqvist" <chris@almqvist.net> >> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:07 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Using the meter in the M6 >> >> >> > >I use a hand held meter with my M6 and my other Leicas. >> > >> > Why with M6? Because you got used to doing it with your pre-6? >> > >> > > If I am in a hurry >> > >and want to grab a shot with my Sekonic or Gossen still in the bag, >I'll >> > >then use the ttl meter. >> > > >> > >Roland Smith >> > >Oakland, California >> > >> > I had a hand held meter but I got rid of it. It did not give me a >> > single better exposed negative than the M6 meter. >> > >> > One of the virtues of the M6 is that it is so easy to take along in >> > your jacket pocket, at least with 50 mm lenses or shorter. This >> > advantage is lost if you have to drag along a separate meter. >> > >> > Even for landscapes, where one usually has more time to meter, I can >> > not see any advantage in using a separate meter. In doubt I will >> > bracket. >> > >> > Often I do not meter each individual shot but rather a green hedge or >> > a lawn, or some grey asphalt or the back of my hand and adjust >> > accordingly and then adjust for the sun going behind the clouds or > > > coming out from behind the clouds, whatever may be the case. Two or > > > three stops is usually enough for clouds going or coming. Try out > > > what suits you for your pictures at your location. Just remember that >> > the spot measured is a circle with a diameter roughly equal to one >> > half of the short side of the picture. (Not two-thirds as the Manual >> > says, if in doubt measure for yourself!) >> > >> > Can't wait to get that M7 >> > >> > Chris >> > -- >> > Christer Almqvist >> > D 20255 Hamburg and / or >> > F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer >> > >> > please look at my b+w pictures at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/new >> > -- >> > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> > >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Christer Almqvist D 20255 Hamburg and / or F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer please look at my b+w pictures at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/new - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html