Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I found my M6 Classic to be totally inadequate in really low light. That's the reason I got a 7. Leo On Wednesday, January 7, 2004, at 08:50 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > Well, if you need 2 seconds at f1.0, that's -1 EV. You won't be using > the > camera off of a tripod at -1 EV (at any EI) and even then, you'll be > bracketing. > > In a dark room (not black, just dark, Scandinavian dark) I just > covered my > meter and took a reading: 3 EV (at EI 800). I sure wouldn't worry about > the difference between -1 EV and 0 EV. It's not practical (mind you, if > you ever take pictures in that light, you'll be bracketing anyway). > > It's 4 pm here and everything is covered by snow (ie: bright). I just > stuck my hand out the window and got 6 EV. That 1/60 @ 1.0 (EI 100). > Hey, > I think I need one of those (Noctilux). > > Daniel > > > On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Gary Williams wrote: > >> I have a chance to pick up a very nice Wetzlar M6, but am wondering >> about the meter. Later versions of the M6 (circa 1988) have move >> sensitive meters (EV -1 to EV 20) vs. (EV 0 to EV 20). For practical >> purposes, in low light with a Summicron lens, what is gained with the >> additional sensitivity? Does one need a Noctilux to demonstrate the >> difference? >> >> Gary >> >> -- >> 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html