[Leica] IMG: Another Monochrome Lighthouse

[Geoff Hopkinson]

Understood Jay. Well we won't resurrect any expose to the right discussions
here then ;-)

On Wednesday, 22 October 2014, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:

> Tina got that idea from me.
> When you are moving fast, using two different cameras (color & b&w) there
> are times when you do not have the luxury of completely evaluating the
> scene and / or checking the clipping indicators of the MM.
> By setting the exposure comp to -2/3 (or -1/3), you gain some measure of
> assurance that you will not blow the highlights.
>
> However, as I have discussed with Tina, getting a good exposure in all
> cases will make the MM even better & easier to post process, regardless of
> any exposure comp used.
>
> I have found that operating the camera that way has saved my bacon many
> times when shooting street scenes & interiors with large windows (churches
> etc.) on bright sunny days, especially when you are chasing moving subjects.
>
> Jay
>
> On 10/21/2014 7:14 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>
>> Hi Tina at the risk of adding confusion/distraction, here goes!
>> I don't follow why you are underexposing landscapes by 2/3 stop on
>> whatever
>> exposure you come up with. It seems like a lot of information to not
>> capture to avoid possible clipping?
>> Does the Monochrom have the ability, like the M (typ 240) to set what
>> clipping levels you want indicated?
>> On the filters, for whatever it is worth I believe that Leica Camera
>> announced some new production of coloured filters  at Photokina. I don't
>> know who will actually be manufacturing them
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>>
>
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Cheers
Geoff
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