Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the vote of confidence. Now I got to get one. - --- Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > UPDATE : Exposure on first roll of B&W all AE! > > Normally when I use my M6's as soon as the two arrow > heads go bright red, I > shoot, no fooling around thinking about it. And yes > sometimes there's a > slight exposure variation, And I think quite normal > under the circumstance > of moving subjects. > > First roll through the M7 varying locations inside - > out, low light at 1.4 > and sunlight. Every frame is right on the mark and > better than I'd have done > in the manual handling of using the M6. > > Camera up to eye, compose shoot!And of course a > quick look at the shutter > speed displayed in the viewfinder. Click! I'm very > surprised at the > consistency, I shouldn't be, after all it's a Leica > and what I expect, > accuracy. > > So it's a roll of slide film next, damn I don't > usually go through this kind > of stuff as the camera comes out of the box, gets > loaded and into the fray > of picture battle immediately. Not alone of course, > but one of several used > during the shoot. If by some 'orrible mishap the > camera screws up, the shoot > is covered through the other cameras. > > This one could have gone right at it without a > thought. And as I mentioned > the other day, even though exposures are right on > the mark, that doesn't > mean the picture content is! ;-) > > Another update later. Don't touch that dial. ;-) > ted > > > > > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html