Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Real men don't use meters?????
From: Bud Cook <budcook@ibm.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 13:35:40 -0500

If I wait long enough someone a lot smarter and more articulate than I am
comes along and takes the words right out of my mouth:-).
Thanks Duane.
Bud

BIRKEY, DUANE wrote:

> Real men who don't use meters, must not either shoot much slide film or
> must not shoot on partly cloudy days or must not notice over and under
> exposure when they see it.  Snow is one of those situations where it
> either loses all detail or looks like mud if it isn't exposed right on.
> A 1/2 stop off either way makes a huge difference and a stop either way
> yields useless images.
>
> [Big Snip]
>
> Duane Birkey
>
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