Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/04

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Subject: [Leica] Auto ISO
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 20:32:01 +0000
References: <D081BEA2-0FD5-4700-95E9-F125B060C7E1@acm.org> <CAAsXt4OyjVt4N5Cx4fgjYkbSN5Lo37iVPXC=O_3FppC62BFBCA@mail.gmail.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9CDE2ACC3@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org> <0171C3C9-D25D-4852-BBAA-03695B57B4B6@acm.org> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9CDE2BFBE@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org> <73EE4432-2A99-49EE-A7DB-253BCEE66A74@icloud.com>
 
It was me who said that, I am one who uses all manual exposure (inc ASA) ;-)

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> On Oct 3, 2013, at 1:34 AM, John McMaster wrote:
> 
> > Shoot a white swan: increase exposure by compensation or any automatic
> system will want it to be gray. Shoot a black cat and decrease exposure for
> same reason.
> 
> Really depends on whether the white swan, or black cat, fills the frame.
> If half the frame is a white swan and the other half is a black cat
> your "auto exposure" will render them perfectly.
> 
> Basic photography 101.
> 
> Basic photography 201 = zone system understanding.
> 
> YMMV
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> 
>
Replies: Reply from rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler) ([Leica] Auto ISO)
 In reply to: Message from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] Auto ISO)