[Leica] M8 trials and tribulations?

[dlr at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings)]

Frank Filippone wrote:
> Different strokes for different folks......I am more interested in tonal 
> values, so a meter is always employed.

Oh, I am just terrible at tonal values, just terrible.

What this week, this was the best I could do:

http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v18/07v18-0006.jpg.html

Last week wasnt' much better:

http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v17/07v17-0012.jpg.html

You need the meter because you don't use it very much.

I used to, but I got tired of it always telling me the same thing, over 
and over. So why bother.

Maybe you should take some pictures now and then?

> It amazes how wrong
> you can be to use the sunny 16 rule if conditions are not just so...... it 
> makes wonderful Kodak moments, but lousy zones.
> 

You can only use sunny 16 in the mountains or at the coast. Otherwise 
it's sunny 11, not sunny 16.

> I do not record the data on an image.  I also do not remember it.  It 
> makes no difference to me.  There are those that like to
> record this data, develop their negs from it, etc.  Fine, to each his own.
> 
> Avid photographers do what makes them happy...... why be critical or 
> accusatory or look down your nose at someone else's
> preferences?  Seems wasteful of bandwidth, at least.

I had to smile when you mention wasting bandwidth. I wouldn't think it 
would bother you, as much hot-air as you blast around about things you 
don't know anything about, like the M8.

I don't know anything about it either, but I don't pretend to nor do I 
have anything but "more power to you" to say to those who do have one.

Daniel