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Subject: Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo
From: "michael grady" <michaelgrady@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:42:02 -0500
References: <ECC6F7B330A26C40B652962C47DEA2581838FE@ASC02.asc.upenn.edu> <5.1.0.14.0.20020202132501.02add1f0@pop.andara.com> <001001c1ac14$399d0640$633f4d18@gv.shawcable.net> <5.1.0.14.0.20020202162321.03043618@pop.andara.com>

Robert,

BTW, is there a particular meter you use?

Thanks again,
michael
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo


> Michael:
>
> As I usually do, I used an incident meter.  I normally use an incident
> reading and then compare it to the camera meter.  If this differential
> changes, I will re-meter with an incident if possible, otherwise I will
> just correct the exposure accordingly.  In other words if the incident
> reads f8 and the camera says f8 minus 1/2 stop on manual, I will try to
> keep the camera reading 1/2 stop under as lighting changes.  As long as
you
> can put the incident meter into the same light falling on your subject, it
> will be the most accurate way to shoot slide film.
>
>
> It probably could have used some fill flash, as it was side lighting.  If
> using fill flash, I set the Metz to - 1 2/3 stops and the camera to the
> reading the incident meter gave.  I used this method on the shot below.
>
> http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/images/Misc/fox.jpg
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
> At 02:51 PM 2/2/2002 -0500, michael grady wrote:
> >Robert,
> >
> >great shot! how did you meter this situation?
> >
> >michael
> >
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In reply to: Message from Kyle Cassidy <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> ([Leica] re: i use cos vogt lenses)
Message from "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> ([Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo)
Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo)
Message from "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> (Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo)