Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] nightclub advice
From: "Mark S. Cohen" <markc@binaryfaith.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 09:05:04 -0700

Hassies have EV on their lenses too. The rings lock at an Exposure 
Value and you can rotate the rings together, automatically changing 
shutter speeds and aperatures at the same time keeping the same 
exposure value but changing the DoF.

- -Mark
On Sunday, August 24, 2003, at 09:41  AM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> Gee Ted, you've been using Leicas a long time!  My  1960 Agfa Sillette
> shows Exposure values.
>
> It's the range of combinations of shutter speeds and aperture values 
> which
> all correspond to the same final exposure.
>
> Lots of old rangefinder cameras have the ability to lock the shutter 
> speed
> and aperture, so that after you set the EV, you can turn one and both 
> move,
> keeping your exposure the same.  Hard to bracket using those cameras.
>
> Lots of light meters express readings in EV too.
>
> Sonny
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 7:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] nightclub advice
>
>
>> Robert VanLane offered:
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] nightclub advice
>>
>>
>>> Stage is usually EV 13-17.
>>> The bar section is usually EV 5-8.<<<
>>
>> Hi Robert,
>> I know I'm a slow old fart but what is this EV stuff, an exposure 
>> time on
>> one of those digital cameras?
>> ted
>>
>>
>>
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Am I going MAD, or did the word "think" escape your lips?! You were not 
hired for your brains, you hippopotamic LAND MASS!

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