Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/14

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Subject: [Leica] Using the M5 in the dark
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Sat Oct 14 10:08:38 2006
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If it is too dark to see the meter then it is time to wing it.....make 
up your own exposure and bracket like hell

Patrick Jelliffe wrote:

>This gizmo, offered by Lutz K., might work for you:
> 
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> http://www.leicagoodies.com/shine.html
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> Cheers
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>Richard Endress <rfendress@fastermac.net> wrote: Hello,  I am wondering how 
>people can see to adjust the light meter  
>settings in the M5 while shooting under low light.  I had trouble  
>taking pictures of a band on stage in a dark hall.  I fiddled to be  
>able to see the light meter scale. But was never sure that I had the  
>meter pointed in the right spot for a correct reading.  Did anyone  
>make an add-on light for the metering system?   Richard
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Replies: Reply from nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Using the M5 in the dark)
In reply to: Message from pbjbike at yahoo.com (Patrick Jelliffe) ([Leica] Using the M5 in the dark)