Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:half shutter speeds and the such
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 15:35:56 -0300

Speaking of half shutter speeds and the such, how do you use a manual meter
when shooting the 105-280 wide open at F4.2?  I have just been stopping it
down the half stop between 4.2 and 5.6 ( 4.8?) and using that for the
manual meter.

How much slower in stops is 4.2 from 4?

Regards,

Robert

 


At 02:07 PM 9/6/99 EDT, you wrote:
>>I still say they could
>>reinstitute the R7 like they did with the M.
>
>I'd rather have an R6.2 with 1/2 shutter speeds. That is what keeps an R7 in 
>my slr camera bag.
>
>
>later,
>Rich
>
>-----------------
>Speaking of rumors:
>
>Did you hear about the project that Cartier-Bresson started on the farm next 
>to his French Villa? He woke up each day and took a picture of the fields 
>every morning at 6am. He did that for five years...
>
>
>In the end he never showed the photos because they were too grainy. ;-) 
><groan>
>
>