Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/15

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Subject: [Leica] Using the M5 in the dark
From: nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun Oct 15 21:40:50 2006
References: <20061014045733.24387.qmail@web50902.mail.yahoo.com> <453119A9.9060303@waltjohnson.com>

Walt is right. When I was taking all those night pictures in Seville in 
2003-4 (using a CL), I just established exposures for certain situations 
(street lit by streetlamps, interior of a bar etc.) and stuck to it, 
without bothering with the meter.

Nathan

Walt Johnson wrote:
> If it is too dark to see the meter then it is time to wing it.....make 
> up your own exposure and bracket like hell
>
> Patrick Jelliffe wrote:
>
>> This gizmo, offered by Lutz K., might work for you:
>>
>>
>> http://www.leicagoodies.com/shine.html
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard Endress <rfendress@fastermac.net> wrote: Hello,  I am 
>> wondering how people can see to adjust the light meter  settings in 
>> the M5 while shooting under low light.  I had trouble  taking 
>> pictures of a band on stage in a dark hall.  I fiddled to be  able to 
>> see the light meter scale. But was never sure that I had the  meter 
>> pointed in the right spot for a correct reading.  Did anyone  make an 
>> add-on light for the metering system?   Richard
>>
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