Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, Jan 29, 2005 at 05:37:39PM -0800, Doug Herr wrote: > on 1/29/05 2:08 PM, Feli at feli2@earthlink.net wrote: > > > How can it be that a massively complex auto exposure system, with more > > processing power that the Voyager space probes, can be fooled by a > > window light scene, but a system that relies on a single light cell and > > a dab of white pain isn't? > > > > Is this progress? > > ;-) > > > > > > feli > > > > Likewise I find it baffling that someone has found a market for a pocket > guide to overriding the matrix meter of a specific brand of camera based on > color and image size of the subject (birds in this case). I'd think that > using a spot meter and knowing what it's telling you would be quicker and > simpler - and would apply to many more situations than the pocket guide > can. Oh, but that's not "progress"! > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com >