Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 update 2. and more :-)
From: V8PWR@aol.com
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 02:05:57 EDT

Dans un courrier daté du 28/04/02 06:04:00 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), 
tedgrant@shaw.ca a écrit :

> V8PWR@aol.com  JO GOODTIMES wrote:
>  
>  >>> How do you use it Ted , just compose and forget about exposure or do
>  > twist it a little ?<<<
>  
>  Hi Jo,
>  Nope I didn't nor do I intend doing anything other than keeping it as KISS
>  simple as possible and set on AE!
>  
>  My results are so perfect without screwing around with any other settings 
or
>  fiddling with extra hand held meters and spot readings etc. I have no idea
>  why anyone would mess with it. :-)
>  
>  Look, put yourselves in this situation:
>  
>  An operating room with surgeons doing open heart surgery, light levels all
>  over the place, contrast between ambient and hot lights for the patient
>  table about as wild a contrast level as you can get. I'm doing nothing more
>  than put the M7 to my eye, wait for the moment of precise light - eye -
>  action and when it happens, I  "SHOOT!"
>  
>  Do any of you really think I'm standing there contemplating the various
>  light ratios and the exposure adjustments to make the finest tuned negative
>  exposure possible? Not on your sweet life! Too many guys and gals get all
>  hung up on the techie bits and yes they shoot beautiful negatives,
>  unfortunately deathly ill content photos!
>  
>  So far, I look through the M7 viewfinder, the shutter speed flashes and if
>  it looks good for me to shoot without visible camera shake due to too slow 
a
>  shutter speed, I shoot! It's as simple as that!
>  
>  It has been working and the exposures are about as perfect as one would 
want
>  to produce excellent 11X14 prints off tri-x negatives souped in EXTOL!
>  There you go eh! ;-)
>  
>  ted.
>  
>  Ted Grant Photography Limited
>  www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>  

All right Ted ; So I understand how the M7 is the ultimate
tool for you .
Thanks

JO GOODTIMES                   
Metz / France               
Email : v8pwr@aol.com 
                            
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