Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Metering Question
From: Dennis Painter <dwp@deltanet.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 14:15:51 -0800

Jeff S wrote:
<snip> 
> 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.

Jeff,

Now and then I think that the spotmeter is the way for me to go with
chrome.

Now, tell us all your technique.  Meter the brighest spot in the scene
and expose x-stops under that, or what?

Dennis

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