Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/26

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Noctilux
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:31:38 -0500

At 04:01 PM 1/26/99 -0500, you wrote:

>That raises a question I've been meaning to ask...when shooting under lousy
>conditions...night, dim interiors, etc., I often want to end up with prints
>that are obviously night time, dim room, photos...but if I follow the advice
>of the meter, I get a "properly exposed" photo. Anyone want to suggest a
>rule of thumb by which to maintain the night?
>
>Thanks in advance...


Light up the left arrow.  (Underexpose a stop or two.)  Film is cheap so
take three or four shots, stopping down each time.  With the Noctilux
there's always a tendency to overexpose because you can't believe there is
that much light there.  Believe it and stop down or use a faster shutter
speed if you want that bokeh.

Leically,

Tina


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