Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 /////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ||||||||||||||||||||||||||V8||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||PWR||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||@|||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||AOL.COM||||||||||||||||| \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////// - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html