Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/29

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: was OT who am I etc now M7 metering
From: leica at hitspacebar.com (Steve Beyer)
Date: Thu Nov 29 20:35:17 2007
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Hi Geoff,

     I just love the way the blue sky seems to wrap around the steeple  
and the sodium green really works.  The lights just seem to draw me up  
the stairs. I would be happy if this was my photo.

Steve
On Nov 29, 2007, at 5:43 PM, G Hopkinson wrote:

> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/2/S23.jpg.html>
> M7 meter, about a quarter of a second (leaning on the railing), pre- 
> dawn, sodium lights. Provia slide film.
> I think it meters exactly like its predecessor, although the shutter  
> speeds are theoretically a little more accurately controlled to
> go with that.
> When you meter and expose thoughtfully it does exactly what you told  
> it to do. When your brain is in neutral, say not allowing for a
> large dark object in the centre, it faithfully does what you told it  
> to do as well (ruins the exposure). Useful to use the frame
> select lever which will effectively give you a smaller metered area  
> than the standard 11%.I would call it accurate and predictable.
> Hard to do better than that.
> Cheers
> Geoff


In reply to: Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] OT Who am I to say)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] OT Who am I to say)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] OT Who am I to say)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] OT Who am I to say)
Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) (IMG: Re: [Leica] OT Who am I to say)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: was OT who am I etc now M7 metering)