Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] steve l., please send M6
From: "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 20:18:08 -0400
References: <200107302033.QAA21580@unix2.netaxs.com>

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Cassidy" <cassidy@netaxs.com>

>> . . .

> i'm walking three to ten steps behind everyone else because every time the
> light changes i'm pulling out the sekonic and taking a reading, then
> setting the exposure on the camera. every once in a while i see some
> scenic vista, so i yell "stop!" everybody comes to a halt, meter comes
> out, high slide inserted or removed as light dictates, a reading is taken,
. . .

The theory of course is that after a couple of readings you can pretty much
guess where the exposure is going to be.   In real life it takes a lot of
practice to get it right consistently.  Just don't print the bad ones ;>}

>> . . .

> m3 goes in burlap bag, bag goes in river, . . .

Delaware or Schuylkill??  Send coordinates.  On second thought never mind.
There won't be much left after five minutes!


Mike D

In reply to: Message from Kyle Cassidy <cassidy@netaxs.com> ([Leica] steve l., please send M6)