Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Geoff,
I just love the way the blue sky seems to wrap around the steeple
and the sodium green really works. The lights just seem to draw me up
the stairs. I would be happy if this was my photo.
Steve
On Nov 29, 2007, at 5:43 PM, G Hopkinson wrote:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/2/S23.jpg.html>
> M7 meter, about a quarter of a second (leaning on the railing), pre-
> dawn, sodium lights. Provia slide film.
> I think it meters exactly like its predecessor, although the shutter
> speeds are theoretically a little more accurately controlled to
> go with that.
> When you meter and expose thoughtfully it does exactly what you told
> it to do. When your brain is in neutral, say not allowing for a
> large dark object in the centre, it faithfully does what you told it
> to do as well (ruins the exposure). Useful to use the frame
> select lever which will effectively give you a smaller metered area
> than the standard 11%.I would call it accurate and predictable.
> Hard to do better than that.
> Cheers
> Geoff