Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner wrote: > > "Rodgers, David" wrote: > > > > Mark > > > > >>I use the 12mm. I'd recommend a separate exposure meter, as the in-camera > > meter tends to average in the sky and give under-exposure of your > > foreground (at least with an M6).<< > > > > This is big issue with the 15 as well. I had all kinds of problems with > > exposure, which is why I put the 15 aside of a while when I went back to > > chrome film. The M6 meter is easily fooled by a Superwide, it seems. At > > least, that's been my experience. And it's not a simple, "If this, then > > compensate by this." It's generally unpredictable. > > > > Dave > > cant you just point the thing down more at the ground when you take a reading? Or even up at the sky? Seriously, a meter can't be "confused", only photographers can be. Like Mark pointed out, fill the frame with the ground and make exposure decisions based on that... Or better yet, ignore the meter altogether and shoot by eye. Once I started doing this I realized what a crutch the meter was. My meter gets "fooled" a lot less often now...:-) Isaac > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon > USA > dirty pictures here: > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ > > need to "noscratch!"