Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pete wrote: <<<Is there a slight biasing of exposure in the matrix mode towards over exposure on the R8? I kind of get this feeling from shooting my own R8, but am looking for some expanded insight.>>>>>> Pete, My experience has been right from the start of using the camera a year ago that if I went on matrix metering I got transparencies that were on the hot side for my liking. So about 99% of the time with slide film I shoot with Intregal metering (centre weighted). But if I'm working neg film , col. or B&W I found shooting with the Matrix is better. Last thing. If I'm in doubt I switch back and forth between the two metering modes and check what the exposure is for both. Then I either shoot one using both systems or I know the intregal is going to be OK. But ither way I haven't lost any frames by just letting the meter do it's own thing. I think whether you use matrix or intregal, comes down to a personal prefernce of how you like your transparencies to look. ted