Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon Lamb wrote: > > Joe > > I dod test against a grey card and the M6 meter indicated 500/sec at f/11 and > the F5 320/sec at f/9. As you say, I need to understand what the meter is > saying. These results are not too far apart so I just need to know what the M6 > will tell me in any given situation and interpret it for my own requirements. > > This camera really makes you think about your technique and what you want to > achieve - quite refreshing from the computer-aided pictures that I have taken > to-date. > > Simon > Grey cards are tricky as gets discussed here on occasion. Move them a quarter of an inch askew or take a half step to the left or right yourself and your reading will change by at least a half stop. I just think the have too much of a shine to them. It's like a Weegee board you can make all your readings line up by sure will power and a deep breath. So when I compared my dozen meters (mostly in camera meters) I put them through a series of paces. Indoor unfinished door sunlit side of house sky with hazy clouds fence in shade made a big chart and lined them up. Then I went out and got the proper battery for my Rollei 35. Waaaay off. I got some funny readings from one of my 3 festering Nikons. Maybe I should change the battery on that one too or check it. Mark Rabiner