[Leica] Shooting slide film with an M6

[nickbroberts at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Roberts)]

I tend to shoot mostly slide film in my M6. The meter
actually copes pretty well - remember that it
effectively is if not a spot meter, at least what
Canon would call partial - it reads the centre of the
scene and not a lot else. Bear that in mind, and it is
capable of excellent results. Alternatively, just use
an incident meter - it's often the best way of
metering for slide film.

Nick

--- Didier Ludwig <rangefinder@screengang.com> wrote:

> last year I have shot about two dozen rolls of
> Kodachrome 64 with a 1985 M6 (the one with only two
> red arrows). The metering seemed accurate to me,
> didn't use any other meter. What you have to take
> care is to meter exactly and especially avoid
> overexposures, as you have significantly less
> exposure tolerance than with a b&w negative film. 
> Good luck.
> Didier
> 
> 
> >So, I've had some slide film in the fridge, and
> I've decided
> >to use it up.
> >
> >I've read that in metering when using slide film,
> one should
> >be particularly sensitive to the highlights.
> >
> >I don't own a spot meter. All I have are the M6's
> built in
> >meter and a couple of incident meters.
> >
> >Any rules of thumb when metering for slide film
> using
> >the built in meter?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Scott
> 
> 
> 
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