Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/26

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Working order
From: "Tom Smart" <tom@sleepytom.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 11:40:00 -0500

I'm with Nathan, but I have a model without a built-in meter.  I meter the
light by hand, set the exposure and then concentrate solely on composition
and focus.  If I think the light has changed since my meter reading I make
an educated guess or meter again.  At first I thought it might be cumbersome
to meter everything by hand, but now I find it rather liberating.

Tom

- -----Original Message-----

Erik,

I tend to set the exposure first, then focus. Most of the time the light
does not change that rapidly, so I prefer to concentrate on keeping the
subject in focus by having the exposure pre-set. If I am photographing
"rocks and ferns" then it does not matter.

Nathan

Erik van der Meulen wrote:
> Hi - being new to Leica M photography, I thought it would be best to
> learning the proper habits of operating this thingy.
>
> I seem to have a natural tendency to start adjusting my focus in order
> to have the finder image okay, and after that adjusting the aperture to
> get the light reading correct.
> Problem which occurs is that I frequently touch the focus ring on my
> (small) 35mm Summicron while adjusting the aperture.
> I am curious what most people do. Get the lighting right and only than
> the focus, or the other way around...
>
> Thanks in advance!

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