Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Metering Question
From: "Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 12:43:55 -0600
 
Thanks Jeff.  It looks like if I want to make perfect slides with my M3 I
should check out digital spot meters.
Bud
- -----Original Message-----
From: Jeff S <segawa@netone.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, February 13, 1998 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Metering Question

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bud Cook <budcook@ibm.net>
>>How do LUG'ers obtain accurate exposures in a situation like this?  Are
>>handheld meters widely used with M cameras other than the M6?
>
>I use a Pentax Digital Spotmeter, and could hardly think of a thing I'd
>change about it (Tape that ISO dial or something)  With it's help, I've
>gotten many a gorgeous 'chrome. As it reads out in EVs, there's never any
>doubt as to the scene's contrast range, whereas, were it to read out in
>shutter speeds and apertures, you'd have to mentally convert into same.
>
>