Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is no matrix metering, no evaluative exposure, no nothing. The M7 takes its readings from a light circle on the shutter curtain. That is it. It is the same as an M6 except the camera twirls the shutter dial for you; figuratively speaking of course, the shutter speed is changed electronically. John Collier On Saturday, December 14, 2002, at 08:46 AM, bdcolen wrote: > It struck me that what Bill was quite obviously asking was "how does > the > M7 meter handle high contrast situations?" > > And you can't seriously be suggesting that "the best way to find out > what will actually happen is to buy an M7 (for $2400) and > forget about this nonsense!" - Perhaps discovering after you've paid > $1000 more than you'd pay these days for a mint m6TTL that the metering > system won't handle high contrast situations as well as you hoped. Duh! > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of J. > Gilbert > Plantinga > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 7:31 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Exposure > > > You're kidding right? Even if you use a manual camera and a spot meter, > you can't possibly get two medium grey horses unless you take two shots > on different pieces of film. Duh... > > > > g. > > On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 04:23 PM, Bill Satterfield wrote: > >> HOw does the M7 do photographing a side by side black horse and a >> white horse. Do both come out medium gray 18%? > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html