Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Phong, Thank you for your reply. Generally, I generally take pics of my children, and yes, I generally point down to meter to augment too much light from the sky. Question, is the white spot on the M6ttl represents 100% metering area? So lets say at 35mm, what is the approx area in the VF does the white spot covers? Regards, Nelson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 11:28 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Fuji NPH 400 trouble > Hi Nelson, > > I am not convinced that the problem lies in your technique, since > NPS and Portra 160 work for you, unless you always use different films > for different subjects (say NPS and Portra 160 for close-up portraits, > and NPH for landscapes, or portraits in landscapes). > In any case if the underexposed shots with the wider angles include > areas of sky, you may want to try pointing the camera down when you > meter, to minimize the bias of all that light in the sky. You may or may > not already know this. > > Or use an incident meter. :-) > > Cheers, > > - Phong > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >