Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So the odds that the rehearsal light is going to be the same as the performance light are what? If I got in on a rehearsal I'd use that opportunity to shoot. As I'd be able to shoot in a way I'd not be able to in the performance. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 21:30:22 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Light metering with the Leica M9 > > If I am a pro I take no chance; I get on stage during rehearsal and > measure the light. > > Now I'm not a pro - I simply do this: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/321110-1/Aidada-9543.jpg > i.e. trust the camera ... > > Well, in truth, I sometimes look at the hysterogram too ;-) > > Amiti?s > Philippe > > > Le 4 sept. 12 ? 21:09, Mark Rabiner a ?crit : > >> In a dark place like a theater I'd be just peaking at the image at >> the back >> for the camera and occasionally checking for a highlight clip. >> But really if I'm liking what I'm seeing as I'm shooting just by >> glancing at >> the back of the camera do I need to pull out a spot meter? I cant >> think of >> why. >> Never after liking what I'm seeing at the back of my camera am I not >> able to >> get at least that in a final Photoshop file, jpeg or print. Normally >> I can >> bring out quite a bit more. Even a slightly clipped highlight. >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >>> From: "Peter A. Klein" <pklein at threshinc.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:44:31 -0700 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Light metering with the Leica M9 >>> >>> The only time I use a spot meter anymore is in the theater or concert >>> hall, and occasionally for testing. The histogram is a wonderful >>> light >>> meter. It leaves no guesswork as to whether the area you're >>> measuring is >>> truly representative--if a highlight it going to blow or a shadow >>> goes >>> below zero, you know it. All you waste is a free test shot. >>> >>> The MM is unique because it has no highlight headroom. So the spot >>> meter >>> will let you recalibrate yourself re. how you use the internal meter. >>> But I suspect the histogram will be just as good, and eventually you >>> will just know that in this or that high-contrast situation, you'll >>> take >>> your initial shot at minus 2/3 what the meter says, or something like >>> that. And then, one test shot and a glance at the histogram will >>> reveal >>> whether that's correct or not. >>> >>> Here's an M8 concert shot where the spot meter was truly necessary. >>> The >>> brightness range exceeded the sensor, I really needed to know what >>> would >>> fall where, and whether I could get the faces OK without losing >>> anything >>> important in the extremes. This was a live performance, so I didn't >>> want >>> to be messing with the histogram and disturbing the people around me >>> during the music,. >>> >>> Now, if I'd had the MM, this shot would be better. The shadowed faces >>> are right at the lower limit for detail without too much noise. I'd >>> have >>> a bit more "footroom" in the shadows with an MM. >>> >>> Too bad the MM is priced out of my socio-economic status... :-) :-( >>> >>> --Peter >>> >>>> Me, too! I used the spot meter with the M9 until I learned I could >>>> trust >>>> the meter. The MM is more picky and I might go back to the spot >>>> meter >>>> until I can figure out how it is metering! >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Paul Roark wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've, frankly, been surprised at how well the M9 meter works >>>>> given the >>>>> rather simply approach. I took my spot meter out on one trip and >>>>> that >>>>> was the end of bothering with it. >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>>> www.PaulRoark.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information