Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/26

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Subject: Re: Kodachome 64 on the R8
From: "Ken Lee" <ken.lee@hbc.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 07:57:33 -0500

Hi Ted,

Please excuse a dumb question but....    If the matrix metering with slide
film is as consistently "hot" as this discussion seems to indicate, why not
just reset the E.I. to whatever gives the results you want.  (I am R
impaired, my SLR stuff is Nikon).

Ken

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> From: ted grant <75501.3002@compuserve.com>
> To: INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Kodachome 64 on the R8
> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 7:36 PM
> 
> Pete wrote:
> 
> <<<Is there a slight biasing of exposure in the matrix mode towards over
> exposure on the R8? I kind of get this feeling from shooting my own R8,
but
> am looking for some expanded insight.>>>>>>
> 
> Pete,
> 
> My experience has been right from the start of using the camera a year
ago
> that if I went on matrix metering I got transparencies that were on the
hot
> side for my liking.
> 
> So about 99% of the time with slide film I shoot with Intregal metering
> (centre weighted). But if I'm working neg film , col. or B&W I found
> shooting with the Matrix is better.
> 
> Last thing. If I'm in doubt I switch back and forth between the two
> metering modes and check what the exposure is for both. Then I either
shoot
> one using both systems or I know the intregal is going to be OK. But
ither
> way I haven't lost any frames by just letting the meter do it's own
thing.
> 
> I think whether you use matrix or intregal, comes down to a personal
> prefernce of how you like your transparencies to look.
> 
> ted