[Leica] Exposure and Development

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

I often use my meter in the camera as a manual meter. When doing  
flash fill, even with today's automation, I find that once I've done  
my basic checks of the scene I'm more accurate than the camera.

Slobodan Dimitrov




On Mar 1, 2007, at 2:50 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> On 3/1/07 5:21 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> typed:
>
>> I made a rather sobering discovery a few weeks ago. I was using a  
>> Nikon RF
>> which, of course, has no meter. So I used a Gossen digital light  
>> meter and
>> used ambient readings rather than reflective readings. The  
>> exposure in most of
>> the frames was right on the money, much better than my usual TTL  
>> reflected
>> light frames. This made me want to use a handheld meter and blow  
>> off the
>> in-camera meter.
>>
>> Last night, I watched "War Photographer" again, and saw (for the  
>> first time,
>> although I've watched it several times) Nachtwey pulling out a  
>> Gossen digital
>> meter and taking readings of ambient light while using a Canon  
>> auto-everything
>> SLR. So, I'm going to brave it with a Leica M3 or M4 and ambient  
>> light
>> readings for a few weeks to see if I need to be doing this all of  
>> the time it
>> is feasible.
>> --
>> Jeffery
>>
>
>
>
> We should be clear that when he did this it was not while dodging  
> bullets.
> The war was not going.
> He was shooting as I recall creative broken brightly painted  
> windows during
> a lull.
>
> I first found the idea when I heard about it of a war photographer  
> doing a
> ambient readings rather humorous to put it mildly.
>
> As it would seem to be how should I say to be quite
> DANGEROUS!!!!
> and
> SILLY!!
>
> As you're supposed to take an ambient reading from where the  
> picture is at
> not where you are at.
> ...So you're supposed to run out and get a reading.
> ....With the war going.
>
> Though me I'd say "forget that" and assume that the light in their  
> trench
> would be roughly the same as the light in my trench. Or tree.
> If not tough luck. Tough luv.
>
> I think I'd shoot war stuff in full program AF. Which is how I  
> shoot trees
> now if the camera has that feature. If they stay still long enough.
>
> Mark Rabiner
> 8A/109s
> New York, NY
>
> markrabiner.com
>
>
>
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