Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gary Klein wrote: > >>>>Ted, > On the photographic side, I am sure you were a tad nervous to go manual > exposure on the R8. It sounds like it was a tomb as far as lighting was > concerned to me. Talk about negative reflectivity! Just out of curiosity, > when you use the R8 on manual, are the shutter speeds pretty well locked in, > or is it a precarious situation ala a Eos 1n on manual.<<<<<<<<< Hi Gary, As far as being a "tad nervous" with the R8 on manual it never crossed my mind. When the R8 is on manual, it's on manual just like using an M. I used the incident reading to avoid exposure fluctuations due to the varying "background non reflective" oak walls. Once I had taken the light readings I knew they wouldn't change and noting them on my hand in ink for quick reference when the bride moved from one location to another made it easy to check rather than fishing around for a piece of paper in my pocket. This was definitely a "little light / dark background situation" where it was necessary to base the exposure on the amount of light "falling on the subject" to be able to squeak as much use out of the light as possible. There are times when the amount of light falling on the subject is more important to exposure than what's being reflected to maintain a correct exposure. And trust me, this was one of those occasions where incident was the only way to go, as the oak wall paneling varied in shades of dark, darker and darkest! :-) On top of that the bride wore a dress of a deep burgundy colour, so that sure as hell wasn't any help either! A roll with a dozen negs has been souped as a "test roll" and it looks OK. So we'll finish the remaining rolls later today. ted Grant islandnet.com/~tedgrant