Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>Mike I am now inspired to bring out my IIIf, orange RF filter (which I hear is now a collectible, ahem), and my 50/3.5 Tessar into the streets to snap some street photography. What do you use to meter the exposure? Dan K.<<< Hi Dan, See earlier post! I've trained my brain. Flat missed one this evening, though, although I hit two tough situations dead on. Musta gotten smug. <s> Developed three more rolls tonight but the films won't be dry before I have to turn in. Can't wait to see the contacts tomorrow. An incident meter set at 1/2 your ISO would work fine. Or, if you have a spotmeter, quadruple the ISO and meter detailed dark shadow in every scene--that's the most accurate way to do it, albeit fussy. Or, just guess'n'bracket. I hate to suggest such an absurd thing, but an M6 makes a very good "handheld meter!" I know, that's absurd, but often when trying selected lenses on old unmetered cameras I'd haul around my M6 to use as a meter! - --Mike P.S. For lurkers: Dan provided _PHOTO Techniques_ with one of the illustrations we used in our "World at f/1" portfolio of Noctilux shots.