TRSmith
Subscriber Member
A little less than a month with my M8 and I'm hooked on this camera. It is so much more suited to what I was hoping for when I returned to photography in the digital age than my Nikon has been. I'm very excited by the potential.
I have a lot to learn and I recognize that most of you have already been through this part of the learning curve. I hope you don't mind if I pick your brain a little from time to time.
Today I am interested to find out if any of you use a handheld light meter. Or, what your methods are for using the built-in M8 meter. [Aside: When I started using my Nikon a year ago, I forced myself to do everything on manual. My thinking was that I would be a lot more thoughtful and aware before hitting the shutter. I enjoyed that and in fact, the very "manual" approach that seems necessary with the M8 fits me like a glove.] But the M8 and rangefinder approach is in some ways starting over all over, so I've been shooting a lot with the little red "A". And I'm finding more than a few situations where I'm blowing the highlights.
I have learned to point the metering rectangle at different areas of the image and then depress the shutter enough to hold the shutter speed. But I'm not always successful. I've attached an image of some hats as an example of the blown highlights I'm talking about. (see the hat on the middle-right edge of the frame)
Anyone with some advice or tips about metering with the M8? Is a handheld meter worthwhile?
Thanks!
Tim
I have a lot to learn and I recognize that most of you have already been through this part of the learning curve. I hope you don't mind if I pick your brain a little from time to time.
Today I am interested to find out if any of you use a handheld light meter. Or, what your methods are for using the built-in M8 meter. [Aside: When I started using my Nikon a year ago, I forced myself to do everything on manual. My thinking was that I would be a lot more thoughtful and aware before hitting the shutter. I enjoyed that and in fact, the very "manual" approach that seems necessary with the M8 fits me like a glove.] But the M8 and rangefinder approach is in some ways starting over all over, so I've been shooting a lot with the little red "A". And I'm finding more than a few situations where I'm blowing the highlights.
I have learned to point the metering rectangle at different areas of the image and then depress the shutter enough to hold the shutter speed. But I'm not always successful. I've attached an image of some hats as an example of the blown highlights I'm talking about. (see the hat on the middle-right edge of the frame)
Anyone with some advice or tips about metering with the M8? Is a handheld meter worthwhile?
Thanks!
Tim