Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/15

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Subject: [Leica] Question about M8 exposure
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu Jan 15 12:10:16 2009
References: <796o8r$2tif5f@pd2mo1so-svcs.prod.shaw.ca>

Thanks to all for the answers. I have set my M8 for -1/3 and will  
shoot with that setting for the next couple of days and see what I find.

Cheers,
nathan

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On Jan 15, 2009, at 6:20 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Tina offered:
>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Question about M8 exposure
>
>>>> I usually, but not always, use -1/3.  I think digital exposures are
>
> more like slide film than negative film so I expose for the
>
> highlights instead of the shadows.<<<<
>
>
>
> Hi Tina, Nathan & Crew,
>
> During the Leica Seminar last fall Tina changed my M8 to read -1/3  
> exposure.
> My exposures immediately began to look like transparencies in how I  
> shot
> slide film. I was getting image results far more to my liking when  
> colour
> was the magic of the moment.
>
>
>
> I ventured into a -2/3 and in many cases they looked even better.  
> Now I was
> really shooting slide film by the look of the results as I'd done  
> for years
> on film. The look? A richer vibrant colour saturation and just plain  
> old
> fashion better. So that's how the camera sits right now.
>
>
>
> Have I found any negative aspects? Nope, but then I'm not a techie  
> in making
> all kinds of tests and comparisons. I only relate to the end result  
> looking
> cool! They do! :-)
>
> Thanks Tina for once again opening the old guy's eyes and mind. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> ted
>
>
>
>
>
>
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