Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roy Zartarian wrote: > LUGs > > Earlier in the week I had to do a group photo of local elected > officials. So I packed up the R8 and a couple of lenses, charged > up the Quantum, and made sure the 40MZ-2 fired. > > Then as the subjects were being arranged and I was preparing to > photograph, my decrepit mind drew a complete blank on body and > flash settings to have the R8 metering system do the thinking for > me. The camera didn't set itself at 1/250th, and I could tell from > the sound of the shutter at the first frame that I had really fouled > up. > > Switching everything over to manual (1/60 at f/5.6 with flash going > into a bounce card ) for the remainder of the frames saved the day. This is where the R8's flash meter can come in handy! I should add that I've never used that feature. Tested yes, used no. In the studio I use an incident meter, and for fill flash outside, I try to trust the camera. I say try, because I don't really trust what I haven't metered; sometimes I check the fill-flash output with my Gossen, though I gather that studio meters aren't really suitable to meter portable units. Bernard.