Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It depends. In any case, the point really is that it is not that difficult to put in a real easy to use exposure compensation dial :-). Lots of cameras have it, and it is in "the spirit of Leica." On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 6:44 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > If you know how much the meter is fooled, isn't it quicker to move > aperture/shutter speed in manual rather than EC? > > john > ________________________________________ > > > Different horses for courses. In a fast moving street situation, auto-stuff > is useful and one can learn exactly how much the meter is fooled. If you > are sitting around in one area or in areas where the exposure is relatively > similar, then of course manual is just fine. > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 5:52 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net > >wrote: > > > Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > > >Or more precisely, the Leica large spot meter is a dumb, simple system > > that > > >does exactly what a dumb system does, accurately and predictably. What > you > > >told it, not what you meant! No training wheels ;-) ;-) > > >When you get the wrong result (as I do regularly) the error is not > inside > > >the camera ;-) ;-) ;-) > > > > Exactly why I use manual exposure 100% of the time. The light meter is > > totally, predictably dumb. I never have to guess what the meter is > > compensating for and guess how much compensation I need to reverse. > > > > Doug Herr > > Birdman of Sacramento > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto