Re: [Leica] hey Jim, what do you think of M6 meter?

[thibault collin <tc-lnc@u-picardie.fr>]

OK Ted!

You're right! I'm gonna go out an shoot and I'll see what it'll look like!
Thib.

At 10:28 08/06/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>thib wrote:
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>>I was thinking of something like what you said i.e. the measurement has to
>>be adjusted with regards to the substance we are measuring.
>>As a matter of fact, my main trouble now is how to figure the measured area
>>with a 35 mm lens : for me it's too small for a center averaged and to
>>huge for a spot! This is of course mainly remakable with wide angle
>>lenses. Now is my question : how do you handle this measurement with wide
>>angle lenses?
>>Thanks in advance,>>>>>
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>Hi Thib,
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>Sounds like your worrying too much. Line up the lights, shoot one and
>bracket over and under, 99.9% of the time you'll have a usable neg.
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>When I'm working my M6's, I just line-up the lights, click and bracket a
>few  if there is time, whether thats 21 or 90 and anything in between.  I
>realize this sounds too simplistic and untechnical like, but after using 3
>M6's since 1985 I must be doing something right, as I sure have a pile of
>what appear to be properly exposed negs that make 16X20 prints. :)
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>Like I've always said...."don't get too techie, the more you shoot the
>quicker you learn right from wrong and how you like the look of "YOUR
>IMAGES!" not what others may say how it should be done.
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>And that includes me first and foremost when giving advice that works for
>me. Besides what I do scares the hell out of others when I make it sound so
>unassuming and easy, no frett, no sweat picture taking. :)
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>Shoot lots and you'll learn to shoot by feel rather than by numbers. Most
>important, you'll have fun with some feel good images.:)
>ted
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>Ted Grant
>This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler.
>http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
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