Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henry Krzciuk jotted down the following: > I just couldn't focus fast enough and missed so many great shots. Went to the > zoo and shot more outside stuff with greatly varying light which added time to > setup the f stop. Zone focus. Also, when the light is varying, is usually varies between a few (two or three) different levels. Keep track of what those are by measuring the light level beforehand with an incident meter. Then adjust shutter speed when the light varies. Shoot negative film, trannies are too slow (require more precise exposure). Alternatively, find a camera that has aperture-priority auto-exposure. Zone focus, and forget about light levels: let the auto figure that out. However, unusually high or low subject reflectance can throw off the meter. M. - -- Martin Howard | eVolving eMergent eThereal Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | eNthusiasm eVanescent ePhemeral email: howard.390@osu.edu | eFficacious eMbryolic ePochal www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------