Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll have to check my palm. I'm not dead yet, so it aint quite 18% grey. Sonny, maybe you've still got a layer of that Katrina goop on your hands???? :-D Rick. On 03/03/2006, at 1:47 PM, SonC@aol.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/2/2006 8:40:01 P.M. Central Standard Time, > rdcb37@dodo.com.au writes: > > Adam, the 'problem' with this image came from using the internal > metering with an M6. Clearly the lens sucks in light from all over > the place and its very difficult to get an accurate reading from a > balanced part of the scene. I don't have an incident meter (should > get one I think) so these days I either go by dead reckoning, or put > on a 50 or 90 and meter with that. I've even carried a second body > with a 50 Summicron just to do metering for my 21 > > > ----------------- > > With my 21, in situations like that, I simply meter off my palm. It > becomes > a miniature model of the subject, (when the lighting is similar.) > That's > exactly what a incident meter does. > > Another trick I was reminded of by Tina some time ago; take your > reading off > grass, if there is any available. It is close to a gray card in > reflectance. > > > Regards, > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane > ?galit?, libert?, crawfish > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information