Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> AlastairF@bhs.grampianshealth.org.au wrote: > >> I will have to second this, I prefer the R8 to the R7, and would add, that >> the 8 is the best Manual camera I've used in years. It just begs to be used >> in manual, even though the auto features are great. > > I feel exactly the same way. 95% of the time my R8 is set to manual and spot > metering. Very occasionally I will use aperture-preferred. The one exception > to > all this is when using flash. I am just to thick to work out all that flash > stuff, so I set everything to program mode. Works well too (I use one of the > dedicated Metz flashes). > Nathan, You and I are sounding similar. I usually set the flash to auto and just fire. I don't like flash normally, and see it like Microsoft, as a necessary "evil". The combination of Metz flash and programme mode has been faultless for me, but after a recent dinner dance, I regretted not putting in more effort. The images were great, the exposure was fine, but they all looked the same. I really should have rolled off some using my brain rather than the R8's. Oh well, another personal improvement course along with the learn to do good b/w printing and Ilfochrome (not to mention work related stuff) --- its a busy life, but I love it ;-) Cheers