Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Darrell wrote: <<<<> Is it possible to justify use of an incident meter for a M6. I have been trying to justify it. Surely it spoils any spontaneity. Opinions?>>> Darrell, Sure it justifies, as some lighting situations are better read with an incident meter. Dosn't matter what kind! And they rarely fail at giving you an exposure that will be successful. Simply because it just reads the light and to hell with the refective surface.. Now that's how I used them, I've probably been wrong all these years and will be told so. To-doy I just look through the view finder of the R8 or the M6 and when the little red ligts say...."shoot now! I shoot!" :) And that's ok for me and my slides or B&W negs are OK. God I love life as simple as it can be and the less you screw around taking all that zone system meter reading stuff and forty different readings for whatever one is trying to do....the light has changed and the moment is lost forever. :) Remember...KISS... "keep it simple stupid" and you'll have more acceptable negs than worrying about umpteen dozen readings. Obviously if you take it out everytime you are shooting along the street you are going to miss something, howeer that isn't necessary if you take one reading and the light doesn't change. And if it does, you'll know it's gone darker, give it more exposure and if it's gone brighter...give it less. See "KISS" theory!:) ted