Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]His email : joseph@yao.com - --- michael grady <michaelgrady@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Robert, > Where will i find Joseph? There are a few notes > about him when i do a > metasearch, but i can not find a home page. > > thanks again for your help! > > michael > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:24 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of > street photo > > > > Michael > > > > I use a Gossen Luna Pro F. Any decent digital > incident meter will do. > The > > Gossen have the benefit of instant on. There is > not an on/off switch. > You > > just press a button to take a reading and it comes > on instantly and > > displays the reading. > > > > Joseph Yao has an incredible deal on Sekonic > meters if you are in the > > market for a meter. > > > > Regards, > > > > Robert > > > > At 05:42 PM 2/2/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >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 > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html