Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 heaven! :-) UPDATE.
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 06:47:32 -0800
References: <200204051224.HAA16120@poseidon_2>

Emanuel Lowi wrote:
>>> Ted: With all those matched-arrow dead-on M6 metered images, how often
were you shooting slide film of EI 100 or lower?<<<<

Hi Emanuel,
Never slower than 100, but quite a number of 100. Although I admit my M
cameras are predominately B&W, other than shooting "no-light low light"
Noctilux colour.

And then it's red arrowheads ......... never lost any through this
system....... bracketing always saves yer but! ;-)  But the red dot's were
acceptable, but improved with bracketing. Besides under no-light conditions
with the Noctilux I always bracket and would do so with any other meter or
camera.

But on average, anytime I've shot 100 colour slide film red dots light, I
shoot. Is it good luck they work? Is it good management? (not likely, I just
do it without thinking and they nearly always work.) ;-)

Is it experience? Probably helps in some situations.

I suppose one of my failings has always been, I don't read the manuals to
find out what the equipment will or wont do, or in many cases how to use
it..."correctly!"  Therefore I do with it as I expect it to do, if it works
I don't ask questions but go shoot lots of film. If it screws-up..... I read
the manual.;-)

My old Toronto high school motto was, "We learn by doing!" And I've always
been a great believer in that system, pretty well learned and done my
photography in exactly that manner.

Never been big on book learning, my loss in many things. :-(  But
photography has always been ___doing it,___ taking pictures and enjoying
every moment. I suppose that's what leads my amazement at some folks who go
through such painstaking efforts finding out how many twinkies a lens will
cut in film or the many other "testing things" they do. Yes I understand
there's folks who get a charge out of that. Me? Heck I just want to record
on film everything I'm motivated by. :-)  red dots or no. :-)
ted

Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant


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