Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I started out with meter-less cameras, a Miranda D and an M3. After thirty or forty years of taking pictures using two or three different ASA films, one can get pretty good at estimating the exposure of just about any situation within a stop or two. Generally, if I am within a couple of stops, I can produce a fine print in the darkroom. Basically, after lots and lots of experience, one's brain begins to function like a meter and one sets the proper exposure without giving it any purposeful thought. Using a film with wide latitude such as HP5, XP, Tri-X or Plus-X, I can guess well enough to almost always get a good exposure. Even after forty years, though, I still prefer to meter when shooting chromes. Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rei Shinozuka Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM To: Leica Users Group (LUG) Subject: [Leica] metereless at the recent NYLUG, i noticed a couple of doughty souls with IIIfs and M3s without meters. do most of you who use these cameras do sunny 16 or otherwise intuitively of through experience determine exposure, or do you always use outboard meters? thanks, - -rei - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- 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