tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post5679784283025232745..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: ANSEL ADAMSLEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-47902018828600497802012-09-15T15:18:00.605-05:002012-09-15T15:18:00.605-05:00Basically any handheld lightmeter should offer inc...Basically any handheld lightmeter should offer incident as well as reflected metering. But there are considerable differences. Most handheld lightmeters are sold as incident meters. To switch to reflected metering in most cases it is necessary to remove the incident dome and replace it with a reflected metering attachment. That works, but is very unhandy because it requires removing one accessory and replacing it with another. Meters like most of the Gossen lightmeters, for instance, allow the incident dome to be slid to the side and thus convert instantly to the reflected mode. Not only is this substantially faster, it also eliminates the possibility of losing or misplacing one of the other attachments. Another disadvantage is that many meters, when used in the reflected mode, work with an angle of view of 45 degrees. That is very wide and makes accurate reflected readings more difficult to take. Here again, the Gossen meters have the advantage of only a 30 degree angle of view. But even that is often too wide. Several of the Gossen meters offer a spot reading attachment that allows the angle of view to be narrowed to 15 and 7.5 degrees, also by just moving a switch. Most other narrow angle attachments offer only one angle of view, in many cases just 10 degrees. I still use a Gossen Luna Pro SBC and a Luna Pro F. The Luna Pro F has the additional advantage of being capable to read flash also, both with apertures up to f/90. That is of no great consequence with most digital cameras, but with view cameras it is of a definite advantage over meters that go only to f/32 or f/45. Compared to most other meters, these also have the advantage of being analog instead of digital. For me the readout is quicker and gives the entire shutter speed-F/stop choices and a glance instead of only one. Call me old fashioned, but I see the analog layout as an advantage.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-45778100406275542012012-09-15T14:39:05.510-05:002012-09-15T14:39:05.510-05:00What hand held lightmeter do you recommend?What hand held lightmeter do you recommend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-7515298280681662302012-08-31T11:38:15.266-05:002012-08-31T11:38:15.266-05:00Not in its original form. Adams used it as a syst...Not in its original form. Adams used it as a system to coordinate exposure with film development. That obviously does not apply to digital photography. However, it can be used in a modified form, with color as well as black and white only sensors. A few simple tests can easily determine the dynamic range of the cameras sensor. With other words, it is possible to determine at which point overexposure will render white without detail. The same can be done for underexposure. Having the sensor range if terms of f-stops will then allow the camera user to place the exposure such that either highlights or shadow areas are not lost.<br />This practice, just like the zone system, ultimately requires a spot meter. Personally I find it easier to use a hand held meter for this, although an in-camera spot meter would work also.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-57423273351722186952012-08-31T11:03:48.666-05:002012-08-31T11:03:48.666-05:00Does the zone system still have some relevance in ...Does the zone system still have some relevance in these days of digital photography?fschaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182426840411690711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-41321618739282430612012-08-30T11:24:05.412-05:002012-08-30T11:24:05.412-05:00The Contarex (and the Alpa) are the only SLR camer...The Contarex (and the Alpa) are the only SLR cameras made with the same extremely tight tolerances as the Leica cameras. The last model, the Contarex electronic was an amazing camera. At its introduction in 1972 it offered features never found in any other camera to that extend, including preloadable, interchangeable film magazines. An earlier model was used by NASA as the first camera to be taken into outer space, not just into orbit but outside the space craft. This happened during the first spacewalk with Ed white.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-14421683429603071402012-08-30T10:07:23.523-05:002012-08-30T10:07:23.523-05:00I know very little about the Contarex. How did it...I know very little about the Contarex. How did it compare to Leicas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-74898307835889760382012-08-29T08:57:32.293-05:002012-08-29T08:57:32.293-05:00Yes. He had a fairly extensive Zeiss Contarex sys...Yes. He had a fairly extensive Zeiss Contarex system.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-48721850934174964152012-08-29T07:55:52.008-05:002012-08-29T07:55:52.008-05:00Thank you for writing about Ansel Adams. I very m...Thank you for writing about Ansel Adams. I very much admire his work, even though he didn't use Leicas.lclarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780810550540606493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-50107019189209507012012-08-29T07:48:18.204-05:002012-08-29T07:48:18.204-05:00Did Ansel Adams use any other 35mm cameras besides...Did Ansel Adams use any other 35mm cameras besides the Contaflex mentioned in the video?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469641643604325593noreply@blogger.com