Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]First off, the M7 doesn't have an "auto" mode. Only Leica would think to call AE "auto." Auto, as found on virtually all autofocus SLRs, is just that - a function that allows you to point the camera and push the button - the camera picks the shutter speed and aperture from a programmed set of speeds and f stops. In fact, on many SLRs this is called "program." All the M7 is doing is what the Canon AE1 did in, what , 1972 ? - pick the shutter speed appropriate for the f stop you've chosen. And, by the way, I can't think of a single camera in the Leica price or seriousness range that doesn't give the user many options besides "auto" - so having an auto mode is not a hindrance, but an occasional godsend. (And I know, most of you would die before you'd allow 'some computer programmer' to pick your f stop and shutter speed. Interestingly, most working photo journalists don't feel that way - particularly when moving quickly and using flash - put the camera on program, matrix metering, and shoot!;-) ) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 12:26 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 at a Bris This shows why any auto-only camera would be useless for many people. I have been using my M7 mostly in auto mode since buying the camera last week, but have switched to manual when needed. Yesterday the auto mode was a godsend--I was at the animal hospital with my wife to pick up our dog, and took some pictures of the vet showing various things on the dog to my wife. The dog was squirming and the light level changed a bit depending on my position relative to them (lighting was a combination of daylight from a large window and indoor lights). I managed to squeeze off 10 frames or so, more than I would have been able to do if I had had to meter between each shot. Whether they are any good, I will see when the Kodachrome comes back next week. Nathan Robert Rose wrote: > I tried a few pictures on auto exposure mode, then switched to manual > mode. The presence of a large white table cloth, men in black suits, > and the mohel in a white tallit gave constantly varying exposures that > were about one-half to one stop underexposed. - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html