Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>-----Original Message----- >From: drodgers@nextlink.com [mailto:drodgers@nextlink.com] >>>If you're using an M6, automatically set the shutter speed >to 1/1000 or >depending on the intensity of the light, to the hihest shutter >speed, then >go from there to adjust the aperture for a correct exposure. >If you run out >of lens speed then slow the shutter speed down for the correct >exposure.<< > >This is great advice. One problem with rangefiders is that you >never get to preview dof. It's easy to lose awareness. You bet. I had this happen to me in Washington DC last week. I did some nice shots of the 3-soldier Vietnam memorial - they had ice and snow on them, making an incongruous contrast with their boonie jungle gear. I forgot about all the ugly branchless trees in the background. Shooting the 90 at f/2 would sure have helped, but I forgot. That, along with getting fixated on the subject and figuring the backgroumd would somehow take care of itself, conspired to produce some mediocre images that could (should) have been very potent. It's a good rule of thumb - come down of 1/1000 only if you've got a darn good reason. Paul Chefurka