Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]hailing all camera historians......... I read somewhere (quite a while ago, so I can't remember where) that for awhile (ie before normal lightmeters) people where using some sort of small prism device which you looked through and tried to match variably dark numbers against the scene which you were photographing.....if my description is good enough to understand, has anyone actually used one of these? Did Leica make one? I understand they weren't particularly accurate, but they would be better than nothing in situations where the "sunny 16" rule didn't apply (indoors) and they would be a nice "retro" accessory for a IIIf or something similar... As for the sharpness debate, my opinion has always been if there is fine detail that is important to the photograph, then you need sharpness.....if detail is not important to the composition, then you don't! I'd say I need it about 50% of the time; every photo's different.....but it's nice to have it when you need it........... Flame me, please....i love abuse..... topher