Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:34 AM 4/22/98 -0700, you wrote: >Your question would make sense if film were not available in any speeds >above ISO 50. The bottom end of the R6.2's meter measures light for an >exposure of 1 second at f/1.4 at ISO 100, where the R7's meter gives out >at 1/2 second at f/1.4 at ISO 100. As film speed increases, the meters >do not become any more sensitive, so the slowest speed for which the >cameras will meter at ISO 3200 at f/1.4 are 1/30 for the R6.2 and 1/60 >for the R7. You are correct, that would make a big difference. If a person were working in the lower reaches. But that's sensitivity. And my main point is, that with the R7 having a shutter that not only gives 1/2 stop steps, which automatically gives one more accurate control over exposure, it's also infinitely variable in automatic modes. The R6 (and M6 for that matter) only give us accurate settings in whole stop steps. (Say that 10 times fast!) ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch I disagree with unanimity.