Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks! That's a really beautiful exposure of that scene. Hopefully I'll have something worthy of posting soon. Scott William G. Lamb, III wrote: > > Hello Scott, > > Only got the softies myself for my last travels in > June of this year. My hands aren't that large and > I used the softie every way I could. No matter how > I used it on the MP and M5, I got a smoother release. > > As for the 28 ASPH, I use it mainly on my .72 M7. > I do my final framing with the camera v/f which > seems pretty accurate. I used the lens for some > months successfully with just the camera v/f but > was not comfortable doing this for more considered > shots, so I bought a plastic Leica 28mm finder on > eBay which helps me with the overall composition. > > I believe the M7 meter is slightly improved over > the M6 meter and I have a few more shutter speeds > than you do on "Auto", but in contrasty situations at > least with the 26 the meter works quite well. I guess > you could bracket a bit until you are confident. I have > a Gossen F2 with which I sometimes take incident > readings and frequently the camera meter agrees. > > Perhaps you will recall the picture from my B&B > in the Cotswolds which I posted on the Leica Forum? > I think it shows how much resistance the lens has to > veiling glare. Of course, it's damn sharp too! :-) > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/Chipping-Campden/LUG3> > This was taken with the camera meter. > > Good Shooting! > > William > > At 07:27 PM 09/09/2004 -0400, you wrote: > >> I've got a softie too! I'm getting the hang of it, trying >> different techniques (tip of finger vs. 1st/2nd joint with >> tension, etc.) >> >> I've got just a few rolls under my belt with the 28 ASPH. >> I have a .72 and bought the CV 28/35 mini-finder, but >> I'm having some potential trouble with horizontal and >> vertical alignment attempts using the CV finder. >> I also see that I need to get a grip on how the metering >> pattern works with the 28 lens, handling contrasty shots >> and what not. >> >> So while the lens's full glory is still ahead of me, I have >> scanned a roll of color film @ 4000 dpi and had a glimpse >> at its resolving power. Yummy! >> >> I hope practice makes perfect - or at least adequate in >> my case :-) >> >> Scott > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information