tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post8813948707597381731..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: ANSEL ADAMSLEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-82395018766794633742015-08-22T14:06:41.201-05:002015-08-22T14:06:41.201-05:00Damn auto-correct. I do know how to spell light s...Damn auto-correct. I do know how to spell light source.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-14257408792902157602015-08-22T13:50:17.945-05:002015-08-22T13:50:17.945-05:00A reflected light meter reads the intensity of the...A reflected light meter reads the intensity of the light reflected by the subject. Unless used properly, a reflected light meter will render erroneous readings dependent on the brightness of the subject. An incident light meter reads the intensity of the light sours. This automatically renders what is called true tonality. With other words, light subject automatically are rendered light while dark subject automatically are rendered dark. LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-54218016662906503952015-08-22T13:46:33.562-05:002015-08-22T13:46:33.562-05:00What is the difference between an incident and a r...What is the difference between an incident and a reflected light meter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-50689827423393677292015-08-22T13:44:27.012-05:002015-08-22T13:44:27.012-05:00Basically 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 with a viewfinder for accurate aim, 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-28674558366268782712015-08-22T13:40:43.017-05:002015-08-22T13:40:43.017-05:00What hand held lightmeter do you recommend?What hand held lightmeter do you recommend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-20560539768920540742015-08-22T13:39:54.273-05:002015-08-22T13:39:54.273-05:00Not in its original form. Adams used it as a syste...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 in 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-29999566365001316032015-08-22T13:38:03.745-05:002015-08-22T13:38:03.745-05:00fschaper wrote:
Does the zone system still have so...fschaper wrote:<br />Does the zone system still have some relevance in these days of digital photography?LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-39154097836504568132015-08-22T13:37:24.324-05:002015-08-22T13:37:24.324-05:00lclark wrote:
Thank you for writing about Ansel Ad...lclark wrote:<br />Thank you for writing about Ansel Adams. I very much admire his work, even though he didn't use Leicas.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-76127567670270500102015-08-22T13:35:05.162-05:002015-08-22T13:35:05.162-05:00Yes, it was in any respect. As a matter of fact, t...Yes, it was in any respect. As a matter of fact, the Contarex was the only camera besides the Swiss Alpa, that was made with the same extremely tight tolerances as the Leica cameras. Unfortunately the camera line didn't survive, it was discontinued in the early 70s. an interesting fact is that the Contarex was the first camera that was used in outer space, not on a space flight, but actually out in space. That was during the first American space walk when Ed White used it to take photographs outside the space capsule. The camera was mounted on top of an experimental maneuvering device which had a hand grip from which a tube extended to both sides, with nozzles at the end. Below was a tank with a propellant which was supposed to give the astronaut some means of maneuverability, bit it proved toe be worthless. But the camera worked quite well.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-60481329893717666622015-08-22T13:34:05.460-05:002015-08-22T13:34:05.460-05:00I am not familiar with the Zeiss Contarex. Is it e...I am not familiar with the Zeiss Contarex. Is it equal to Leica equipment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-88497721995622500372015-08-22T13:33:20.384-05:002015-08-22T13:33:20.384-05:00Yes, Ansel Adams used a variety of film formats, i...Yes, Ansel Adams used a variety of film formats, including 35mm and medium format. For 35mm he used a Zeiss Contarex with various lenses and for medium format his choice was Hasselblad.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-27666934094542849372015-08-22T13:32:47.992-05:002015-08-22T13:32:47.992-05:00Ansel Adams was without a doubt one of the greates...Ansel Adams was without a doubt one of the greatest. did he use any 35mm equipment at all, and medium format for that matter? Or did he work strictly with large format stuff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com