Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/08
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Jim Brick wrote:
> You can
> favor highlights (transparency film) or favor shadows (negative film) by
> adjusting the angle of the dome so more or less light hits the dome.
Actually, you're better off favoring the highlights by measuring in the
direct light, and favoring the shadows by either standing in a shadow area,
or holding your hand about a foot away from the meter between it and the
source of light. In both cases, point the dome towards the lens axis of
the camera, i.e., hold the meter so that the top of the dome coincides with
the imaginary line along the lens axis and facing the camera.
Beautiful ASCII-graphics follow... ;-)
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M.
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