Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Raimo, I've had good results by using pre-set metering with slide film and M cameras. I take a reading from the sunny side of a balanced scene and then leave the settings where they are. And over here, with 100 speed film, sunny means f8 and 1/250th. Easy. This way, my highlights are right on and the shadows fall where they do. I'll use a little fill flash from the SF20 if I'm shooting close up faces against the light - dropping down to a 50th and up to f16. I don't like the overexposed look with slides. Are we the last two slide shooters in the world? Maybe we are - I saw a guy pick up an R9 and new DMR last night for $610. ???? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&rd=1&item=8773421751&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT Rick On 01/03/2006, at 7:24 PM, Raimo K wrote: > Simple: just meter and shoot. The meter is accurate. > All the best! > Raimo K > personal photography homepage at: > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho/ > > Quoting Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com>: > >> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information