Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/31

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Subject: [Leica] Metering on Canon DSLR with Leica R Lens
From: yzlee at starhub.net.sg (Yan Zhan Lee)
Date: Mon Oct 31 08:18:19 2005
References: <BF8BC573.5A63D%joseph@yao.com>

Hi Jo,

Good point.  You may be on to something.  I'll check it out.

Cheers

Joseph Yao wrote:

>Hi Lee,
>
>In addition, with a non-Canon EF lens mounted, there is no lens as far as
>the camera is concerned and the only metering mode available is
>centre-weighted.  I do not think you can access matrix or spot or partial
>modes.
>
>What research did you do on this?
>
>Bests,
>
>Joseph
>
>
>On 31/10/05 8:46 am, "Robert Stevens" <leica@robsteve.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Lee:
>>
>>I have not used the 20D, but on my last three Canon digitals, D2000,
>>1D, 1D MkII, you have to make sure you set the aperture to f1 on the
>>camera.  On the 1D series, you set custom function 5 to 2 (cf5-2) and
>>it allows the aperture to be selected even without a lens (or canon
>>lens) mounted.  With this CF set, you can spin the aperture dial to
>>f1 with a leica lens mounted and the metering will be proper in AV and M.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Robert
>>
>>
>>
>>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>+++
>>
>>Dear Luggers,
>>
>>I've been metering on my 20D and Leica R lens(using Aperture Priority)
>>on all modes: Evaluative, Partial, Centerweighted Averaging with mix
>>results.  Most of the time, regardless of mode, I have to do some manual
>>adjustments, otherwise, the pictures appear dark.  Is it possible that
>>with Leica lens, since the AF points are not active, the metering mode
>>is not working optimally.  My research suggest I use Partial which is
>>like semi-spot with center 9% being metered.  But sometime it doesn't
>>really read the light correctly.  Whats the "best" mode to use?
>>
>>Pls share your experience here.
>>
>>Many Thanks
>>Lee
>>
>>
>>
>>    
>>
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Replies: Reply from Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie) ([Leica] Metering on Canon DSLR with Leica R Lens)
In reply to: Message from joseph at yao.com (Joseph Yao) ([Leica] Metering on Canon DSLR with Leica R Lens)