Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/19

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Subject: [Leica] Re: ODDS and ends
From: brougham3@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 04:58:49 -0500
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Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com> wrote:

>Maybe AE and RF do not mix, that is, maybe most RF users - for whatever
>reason - prefer a manual camera, and electronics better suit those areas of
>photography in which the SLR excels.

I question the value of AE if your only metering mode is center-weighted.
If light conditions aren't changing rapidly, it would be much easier to
meter once and forget about it.  When it comes time to print, it's easier to
print a series that look like they belong together if they were exposed the
same.  If each differs by 1/3 stop, that's going to be a pain in the
darkroom.  Or computer room.  :)

If light conditions *are* changing rapidly, you'll probably want something
more sophisticated than center-weighted metering.  AE center-weighted just
seems to be the worst of both worlds.

Replies: Reply from "Dante A. Stella" <dante@umich.edu> (Re: [Leica] Re: ODDS and ends)
In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> ([Leica] ODDS and ends)
Message from John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> (Re: [Leica] ODDS and ends)
Message from Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com> (Re: [Leica] ODDS and ends)