Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/06

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Subject: [Leica] Using R lenses on digital bodies...
From: lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:34:08 +0000
 
With the 5D that is correct.

When I had the 5D I shot RAW and underexposed by 2/3rd of a stop, that gave
me the latitude to avoid the highlights being washed out.

Steve


On 6/2/10 16:28, "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:

>> 
>> My recollection is that works fine if the lens aperture is wide open, but 
>> as
>> you decrease the aperture the in camera light meter progressively
>> over-exposes the image.
>> 
>> I wonder if someone is using this approach and/or recalls the details. Is
>> there a way to avoid or correct for this?  Do the more recent Canon 
>> digital
>> bodies avoid this over exposure problem... ?
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