There is little to set on the camera and it takes a couple of tries to figure out the time part of the date and time.
Once you learn to read the LEDs it is very simple. And when shooting the only choice button wise is EC.
Exposure compensation is very straightforward and the buttons are perfectly placed for me. You press the function button
next to the shutter release and dial up or down with the wheel just under the function button.
Exposure in mixed lighting becomes a series of choices which quickly become intuitive ... panning the camera you can
see the range of light values and then choose what you think will be appropriate ... whenever it is extreme I will bracket
a couple of values. I tend to underexpose ... almost always have -0.3 set in "normal" lighting. I normally will point the camera a
bit towards the ground if there is a major amount of backlight scene and set the exposure lock with half press on the shutter, recompose
and expose ... then I will add +1 EC as a buffer ... usually one of those is close.
The camera is so simple straightforward and holdable that I do not miss the screen ... did not chimp a lot the majority of the time
with my other cameras. The feeling of the camera is so different without the glass and buttons on the back. The ISO wheel is very
stiff ... I remember on my M6/M7s the wheel would not stay set ... this one does not move unless you want it to change. It is a
two finger move.
Most of what we call difficult lighting becomes a series of choices and then attempts in post to portray the scene as we perceived it.
Here is a shot the would be corrected with difficulty ... and I was pleased it was usable.
Leica M-D 50 APO Summicron
I tend to use blue sky or grass as a gray card for exposure when things are really difficult. I have the original Lumu for
iPhone and am awaiting their new power meter and color meter insert. Have a decent light meter but always have my phone
nearby. Just lazy ... I assume that it will see more use in the coming years for that 10% of pictures that I do not want to chance
missing.
Regards,
Bob