Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While I have not attained the photographic stature of either Jim or Sal, I also consider the proper use of a light meter to be essential to producing good prints, transparencies,or scans. Doug Herr Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com On Wed, 07 March 2001, Jim Brick wrote: > > Thank you Sal, > > Knowing what you do for a living and of your work, lends much credence to > what I said. > > :-) > > Jim > > > At 06:56 AM 3/7/01 -0500, Sal DiMarco,Jr. wrote: > >Luggers, > > Jim is right for critical work knowing how to use and using a meter is a > >must...... > > Also, while Le Grande Henri worked without a light meter.... Two > >important points have been overlooked. One, he worked in black & white.... > >you can live without a meter in b&w, not with transparency material. Two, > >he has NEVER printed his own photographs. If he did, I'll bet my favorite > >Leica he would have mastered the use of a meter. > >Happy Snaps, > >Sal DiMarco, Jr. > >Philadelphia, PA ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/