Re: [Leica] Re: opinions on M7 vs. MP

["Bas" <bas@baswip.com>]

Since m7 topic is usually people, people and people the metering works well
for me. I set the DX to overexpose by 1/2 a stop and let the AE do it's
thing. Unless I have a backlit situation of people brightly dressed I don't
need the AE lock. Works very well for me and a lot better then I expected.

Bas
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From: "Karen Nakamura" <mail@gpsy.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 7:06 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: opinions on M7 vs. MP


> >>My hesitation in switching from M6 and M6 TTL is the issue of
> >>needing to meter-lock with every potential exposure.  I don't use
> >>the A mode on my R8's for this reason.  With the M6s (and R8s), I
> >>meter once for the scene I'm shooting and then don't need to do it
> >>again unless the light or the shooting angle changes.
>
> I don't meter lock with my M7 with every exposure. The only thing
> that seems to trip it up is backlit situations. Then I switch off AE
> and go to manual mode and compensate that way.  Except for backlit
> situations, the M7 meters perfectly.
>
> I could dial in exposure compensation on the back, but I find it's
> just faster to use the shutter dial.
>
> Karen
>
>
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