Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cause skintones are +1 over middle gray, which according to me would is what the camera returns if metering of a caucasian person. Since the area of metering is often larger then the person I shoot I set it to +1/2 stop rather then +1 stop. This to account for darker then skintone hair like my wife and daughters have. Bas - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: opinions on M7 vs. MP > Bas offered: > >>> 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. <<< > > Bas, > May I ask why? >>I set the DX to overexpose by 1/2 a stop << > ted > > > > -- > 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