Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I never liked dummy light meters. It's like the oil light in the car - you know it's either good or bad, but not how much. I'd prefer a row of leds or analog needle. I also have a bit of trouble with the large spot metering area on the M6. It changes with the lens (naturally) . With all these deficiencies, it's a good thing that the camera *sings* to me when I lift it to my eye... <g> Jeffrey - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 12:47 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Using the meter in the M6 > Hello Christer: > > Personal preference. > > It seems more convenient to use the external meter and I have more > confidence in it. At times I have found that I left my M6ttl on a shutter > speed and the battery(s) have become dead, so I always have my external > meter with me. > > Also, I am not used to the red indicators in the viewfinder, since, I > frequently use my other Leicas which do not have a meter in the viewfinder. > > If I used my M6ttl exclusively, I might be more inclined to rely on the ttl > meter. > > I prefer manual exposure and would not be a good candidate for an M7 at > this time. I used AE with SLRs for a number of years. > > Roland Smith > Oakland, California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christer Almqvist" <chris@almqvist.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:07 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Using the meter in the M6 > > > > >I use a hand held meter with my M6 and my other Leicas. > > > > Why with M6? Because you got used to doing it with your pre-6? > > > > > If I am in a hurry > > >and want to grab a shot with my Sekonic or Gossen still in the bag, I'll > > >then use the ttl meter. > > > > > >Roland Smith > > >Oakland, California > > > > I had a hand held meter but I got rid of it. It did not give me a > > single better exposed negative than the M6 meter. > > > > One of the virtues of the M6 is that it is so easy to take along in > > your jacket pocket, at least with 50 mm lenses or shorter. This > > advantage is lost if you have to drag along a separate meter. > > > > Even for landscapes, where one usually has more time to meter, I can > > not see any advantage in using a separate meter. In doubt I will > > bracket. > > > > Often I do not meter each individual shot but rather a green hedge or > > a lawn, or some grey asphalt or the back of my hand and adjust > > accordingly and then adjust for the sun going behind the clouds or > > coming out from behind the clouds, whatever may be the case. Two or > > three stops is usually enough for clouds going or coming. Try out > > what suits you for your pictures at your location. Just remember that > > the spot measured is a circle with a diameter roughly equal to one > > half of the short side of the picture. (Not two-thirds as the Manual > > says, if in doubt measure for yourself!) > > > > Can't wait to get that M7 > > > > Chris > > -- > > Christer Almqvist > > D 20255 Hamburg and / or > > F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer > > > > please look at my b+w pictures at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/new > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html