Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ok Ted. As I work through age related nervous tremors & diminished eyesight, I find this information useful as I plan my next outing. -Lew Schwartz On Feb 13, 2015 2:48 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > Me, I see this as a reasonable question since Lightroom claims to show you > the aperture used for the shot...... > > Looking at the front of the camera there is a circle to the right and > about the same level as the shutter dial. This measures the exposure for > the EXIF, no M mount lens (coded or not) gives feedback to the camera about > the aperture used. It works back from the shutter speed used to work out an > aperture, usually about 1/2 stop slow (i.e. a Summilux wide open will show > as f1.7) but gets very wrong when using ND filters ;-) > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > Lew Schwartz offered: > Subject: [Leica] Monochrom metadata and uncoded lenses > > I understand ( or think I do) how my Monochrom can write shutter speeds - > whether I'm using the auto setting or setting them manually - into the > metadata for each shot, but with uncoded lenses, where is the aperture > setting data coming from? Is it anywhere close to being accurate or is it > just arbitrary fallout from digital space? > (no it's because the designers had nothing better to do while killing time > designing LEICAS' one has used for 50 years OR more to a point one can't > afford to buy them any longer!)) :-( > > > Hi Lew & CREW! > OK this is such exciting news for shooting photojournalism or in reality > any > type of photography! > > So the camera records the shutter speed? Now yer shooting the Olympics? > WOW!!!!!! The event is over and you excitedly want to read this > information! > WHY? Please give me a simple professional photojournalist's // Sport > Photographers' need to have this nonsense recorded? > > Oh CRAP forget it! As my comment will be considered of no consequence to > the > numbers people! :-(Or in reality I see it as a waste of time! Because is it > really going to make you a better observing photographer in capturing the > fleeting moments of time? > > I'd be a hell of a lot happier if by some miracle somebody "OFFERED THE > PRICE ON LEIA GEAR HAS BEEEN CUT BY 50%" by the manufacturer! Now that > would really be worth waking-up to! IF ONLY???? :-) > > Now that would be really exciting and nice smiling news worth readying! > > But????????????? Writing the shutter speed and apertures??????? WOW HAPPY > VALENTINES DAY EVERYBODY! > > GROUCHY OLD Dr. ted :-( > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >