Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good points and I agree. The Leica M is all about shooting at the spur of moment. I feel the same when I shoot with the M -- that is concentrate on the moment and "bag it" first. Sometimes disregarding metering and all. Now, if its a dedicated portrait shot with all the time in the world for composition and fiddling....then its a different situation. - --- Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > Dan Cardish wrote: > >>> If you are in the habit of simply matching the > two arrows and the > shooting, > > then I would expect the M7 to give very similar > (or better) results as > > compared with the M6. Because that is all the > AE in the M7 is doing for > > you. But if you are in the habit (as I am) of > metering with the M6 by > > selecting some part of the scene to use as a proxy > for the meter, then I > > would expect the M7 to be cumbersome to use.<<<< > > Hi Dan, > I don't ever look for anything else to meter on, > unless I have the 15, then > all I do is point down to cut the amount of sky. > Then bracket a few frames > and that's it. > > With any other lens I'm looking at the light - eyes > - action! And as soon as > it's right, which of course can be simply a fleeting > moment of expression, > shutter goes click! Obviously no time to fiddle with > another point of view > for a meter reading! Before that happens I've > already metered while still > watching the subject and if necessary I see an arrow > head change in density > I'm making an adjustment sometimes as I shoot. > > But the main advantage of the M7AE is, it allows me > the freedom to do > nothing more than concentrate on the subject with > the occasional glance at > the shutter speed in the viewfinder without taking > the camera from my eye. > > And the glance is no more than a focus change of > your eye, even then it > doesn't have to be sharp as the diode is comfortably > bright to see even in > the brightest of light. > > Flare of viewfinder? NADA! > > Sure there will be times where one's experience will > override electronic > settings, that's a given, any experienced > photographer knows that. But in > the big scheme of a fast paced or changing light - > location situation the M7 > should make shooting life more comfortable. With > roll after roll of perfect > exposures. > > So far what I've seen, I'm putting my money on this > camera to become a front > running tool of the working pro. Yep to compliment > whatever other tools and > manufacture he or she may use. > > And I'd bet any full-time Leica user will make the > switch and move the M6's > or whatever, to the "for sale sign," :-) > > I don't see this becoming a cumbersome camera at > all, I mean I walked around > from room to room, light levels to light levels > without any more hesitation > than focusing and shooting! No fiddling, pick > something, focus, shoot! > Similarly outside shadow to sunlight. > > Absolutely no different than using an R8 ! > 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