Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> At 10:05 PM 5/25/00 +0100, you wrote: > >Just out of interest, is the metering on an M6 accurate at such low light > >levels?<<<<<<< Tina Manley responded: > It is pretty accurate! The newer M6's have more accurate metering in low > light than the older ones. For an available darkness photo with the the > Noctilux wide open and 1600 film pushed to 3200 see: > > http://main.nc.us/openstudio/tinamanley/Honduras/amilcar.htm<<<<<<<<<<<<< Hi Tina, Beauty photograph! Don't you just love shooting under that kind of light condition and have them work? I'll take this kind of light condition any day over sunlight, whether shooting B&W or colour. The nice thing of shooting by available light means they look like what the real world is all about, natural as we see it. And not blown away with, dare I say it? "Flash!" This in turn gives an exposure all right, but totally destroys the natural moment as we were motivated in the first place. I realize some folks can't purchase a Noctilux, but all I can say is, it's worth every penny to save for no matter how long it takes, particularly if the photographer truly enjoys shooting things by the light of the moment. And is motivated by existing light. I still like to say even though some folks think I'm crazy, but "If you can see it, you can shoot it!" And that may mean 3200 film pushed to 6400, a Noctilux wide open, hand held 1/15th exposure! Now that's, "Shooting by available darkness!" :-) But can you ever capture some quite incredible photographic moments. I see the topic here is, "noctilux vs. the cheap alternative". gee whiz I never thought one would even consider comparing a "cheap alternative to the "great one!" By the same token, if one isn't a fan of shooting available light and can't appreciate what the Noctilux puts on film, I suppose any old cheap alternative would do. But goodness me, don't hold the images side by each, particularly if you can't afford the Noctilux after seeing the difference! Trust me this is something to see and reading a description of what happens doesn't tell you anything. It has to be seen to understand. Everyone of us who have this lens, the Noctilux, love it for what it cuts into film, the light conditions it allows us to work under and record successful photographs. No matter what we say will convince a non-believer of what it does. Tina, as you have proven on many occasions with your photography, this is one sweetheart of a 50mm lens. ted