Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/04

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Ambient light + Strobe metering question
From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 08:20:20 -0500

eric wrote, in response to Mark; I am not Mark, but what the hell :-):
>
> Nope - on my sekonic, when set to flash mode, you can only enter
> the shutter speed. The f stop field remains blank until you fire 
> the flash.


Hi Eric,

> Nope - on my sekonic, when set to flash mode, you can only enter
> the shutter speed.

No contradiction here, Mark suggested how you could set the f stop
on your flash meter.

Assuming you want a f 5.6 reading:
> ... set the camera at f 5.6 then take a [meter] reading.
> If the reading says f8 then dial it [flash] down 
>    a stop to make [the meter] it then read 5.6 if it [flash] dials down.
> Or bring it [flash] further away.
> Or use more layers of fiberglass mesh.
> Or change the reflector from a silver to white one.
>   or normal to wide one.


- - Phong

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