Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks to all for the answers. I have set my M8 for -1/3 and will shoot with that setting for the next couple of days and see what I find. Cheers, nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jan 15, 2009, at 6:20 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Tina offered: > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Question about M8 exposure > >>>> I usually, but not always, use -1/3. I think digital exposures are > > more like slide film than negative film so I expose for the > > highlights instead of the shadows.<<<< > > > > Hi Tina, Nathan & Crew, > > During the Leica Seminar last fall Tina changed my M8 to read -1/3 > exposure. > My exposures immediately began to look like transparencies in how I > shot > slide film. I was getting image results far more to my liking when > colour > was the magic of the moment. > > > > I ventured into a -2/3 and in many cases they looked even better. > Now I was > really shooting slide film by the look of the results as I'd done > for years > on film. The look? A richer vibrant colour saturation and just plain > old > fashion better. So that's how the camera sits right now. > > > > Have I found any negative aspects? Nope, but then I'm not a techie > in making > all kinds of tests and comparisons. I only relate to the end result > looking > cool! They do! :-) > > Thanks Tina for once again opening the old guy's eyes and mind. :-) > > Cheers, > > ted > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information