Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From: "J. Gilbert Plantinga" <gilplant@hvc.rr.com> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Relatively New Leica M user.... >Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:34:44 -0400 > >On Thursday, August 8, 2002, at 06:15 AM, Red Dawn wrote: ><snip> >>1) I got the 0.58 mag version of the M6 TTL. I notice that even for the >>28mm >>framelines, they do not occupy the entire viewfinder and there's a fair >>bit >>of space left over. I was wondering if it would be possible to use the >>Elmarit 24mm f2.8, or even the Elmarit 21mm f2.8, WITHOUT the external >>viewfinder, and still get fairly accurate framing? >> >>Is there anyone who uses their 24 or 21mm lens utilising the entire 0.58x >>viewfinder for framing? Or is that not a feasible solution? If it is >>workable, i can consider swapping out my glasses for contacts ;p > >My bodies have the .72 finder which covers about the same field as the 24 >but I always use the auxiliary finder, even with the 28, because the hood >blocks the lower right corner of the camera's finder. > >>2) Metering. The lack of 1/2 stop or 1/3 stop indent on the shutter speed >>dial disturbs me a little, having come from my Canon AF SLRs which offers >>1/3 stops on both aperture and shutter speeds. Does this make every M user >>a >>shutter speed priority shooter, since the only way to fine tune for >>metering >>appears to be to adjust the aperture? >> >>With SLRs, i always determine desired aperture then fine tune with shutter >>speeds. This doesn't seem to work in Leica M land. And because I shoot >>mostly slides, I do need to get the metering fairly accurate. How do you >>guys do it? > I also own an EOS system. Usually what I do is to better look at what I meter with the M than with the EOS this help to select between to exposure different by 1/2 (Assuming you use spot metering on the EOS, with the matrix metering of SLR, you never know exactly how the processor is interpreting the light differences in the scene, so 1/3 is not useful) . There is still the solution to select intermediate aperture ring by holding the ring between two stops, but this is not very accurate. THe other solution is to buy a M7 :-) and use it in Auto mode. You get smaller exposure steps than 1/3.... >>3) Just curious, how do u hold the camera while framing vertically? >>tilting >>camera anti clockwise, or clockwise? I notice I'm shaking quite a fair bit >>with either stance. Maybe i just need to get used to the grip (or lack >>thereof) of the M...... >> >>4) Speaking of grips, is there such a thing as a wrist strap or similar >>contraption for the M6? > check at www.rapidwinder.com, nice grip. or the sling htwww.konermann.net/sling.html hope it helps. logan _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html