[Leica] Monochrom metadata and uncoded lenses

[lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)]

Ok Ted. As I work through age related nervous tremors & diminished
eyesight, I find this information useful as I plan my next outing.

-Lew Schwartz
On Feb 13, 2015 2:48 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> Me, I see this as a reasonable question since Lightroom claims to show you
> the aperture used for the shot......
>
> Looking at the front of the camera there is a circle to the right and
> about the same level as the shutter dial. This measures the exposure for
> the EXIF, no M mount lens (coded or not) gives feedback to the camera about
> the aperture used. It works back from the shutter speed used to work out an
> aperture, usually about 1/2 stop slow (i.e. a Summilux wide open will show
> as f1.7) but gets very wrong when using ND filters ;-)
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Lew Schwartz offered:
> Subject: [Leica] Monochrom metadata and uncoded lenses
>
> I understand ( or think I do) how my Monochrom can write shutter speeds -
> whether I'm using the auto setting or setting them manually -  into the
> metadata for each shot, but with uncoded lenses, where is the aperture
> setting data coming from? Is it anywhere close to being accurate or is it
> just arbitrary fallout from digital space?
> (no it's because the designers had nothing better to do while killing time
> designing LEICAS' one has used for 50 years OR more to a point one can't
> afford to buy them any longer!)) :-(
>
>
> Hi Lew & CREW!
> OK this is such exciting news for shooting photojournalism or in reality
> any
> type of photography!
>
> So the camera records the shutter speed? Now yer shooting the Olympics?
> WOW!!!!!! The event is over and you excitedly want to read this
> information!
> WHY? Please give me a simple professional photojournalist's // Sport
> Photographers' need to have this nonsense recorded?
>
> Oh CRAP forget it! As my comment will be considered of no consequence to
> the
> numbers people! :-(Or in reality I see it as a waste of time! Because is it
> really going to make you a better observing photographer in capturing the
> fleeting moments of time?
>
> I'd be a hell of a lot happier if by some miracle somebody "OFFERED THE
> PRICE ON LEIA GEAR HAS BEEEN CUT BY 50%"  by the manufacturer! Now that
> would really be worth waking-up to! IF ONLY???? :-)
>
> Now that would be really exciting and nice smiling news worth readying!
>
> But?????????????  Writing the shutter speed and apertures??????? WOW HAPPY
> VALENTINES DAY EVERYBODY!
>
> GROUCHY OLD Dr. ted :-(
>
>
>
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