Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I dig all that. I probably didn't word my comment carefully enough. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Oct 4, 2013, at 1:44 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Depends on what your meter is reading. The Leica M meters are heavily > center-weighted. Whatever is right in the center of the photo is what is > being measured. Other cameras might give a choice for spot, > center-weighted, or averaging, but the rangefinder is center only - almost > like a spot meter. That's what I prefer because I know exactly what is > being measured and can measure and re-compose. Point it at Zone 5, > recompose, all is well. > > Tina > > > On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 4:14 PM, George Lottermoser < > george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > >> >> On Oct 3, 2013, at 1:34 AM, John McMaster wrote: >> >>> Shoot a white swan: increase exposure by compensation or any automatic >> system will want it to be gray. Shoot a black cat and decrease exposure >> for >> same reason. >> >> Really depends on whether the white swan, or black cat, fills the frame. >> If half the frame is a white swan and the other half is a black cat >> your "auto exposure" will render them perfectly. >> >> Basic photography 101. >> >> Basic photography 201 = zone system understanding. >> >> YMMV >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information