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[chrism]

"Meterless"...I am confused. Just not a built-in meter in the camera, or not even using a hand-held meter, just relying on experience for setting exposure? Can someone elaborate?

I meant no built in meter. I don't expect to have one in LF or MF cameras, so it's a bit liberating to realise that there's no reason to have one in a 35mm camera either. I did use a handheld meter, and each time I used it I tried to apply Sunny 16 for educational purposes, but in the 10/10 cloud cover and low sun of a Nova Scotian December, it seems to be more like Sunny 8!

[BoilerBasher]

Over the summer I found a really beautiful example of the Zeiss 21mm f/4.5 Biogon lens for the Contax rangefinder. Somehow I haven't really used it hardly at all, mostly because it sadly doesn't work on my Leica cameras as I thought it would with an Amedeo adapter. Anyway, I took a nice walk at one of my typical places in the brisk winter weather (finally) and shot a roll of T-Max 100 with my Contax III. This lens is phenomenal - really high contrast despite being an early uncoated version (or maybe single-coated?). Here's two shots:





I like this last one and need to go back and shoot a similar composition on 4x5, or maybe 8x10...

These are Amazing!

[chrism]

M2, Lux 50, Plus-X @400, Diafine, X1 scans:


Abandoned truck by chrism229, on Flickr


The apple that didn't fall far from the tree by chrism229, on Flickr


Bracket fungi by chrism229, on Flickr

Chris

[chrism]

Today's bright sunshine over a frozen pond deep in the woods gives a veiled look:


Woodland Pond by chrism229, on Flickr
M2, Lux35, Portra 160, Unicolor presskit, X1 scan.


Chris

[Scott Schroeder]

From Nevada

[Corran]

Weirdest Christmas weather ever. It was 70-80 all week in south Mississippi and foggy almost everyday for the entire day. Might have been good for photos but I hardly had the opportunity to shoot.

Here's some late-night fog at a new pier built from the remains of a bridge destroyed by Katrina. Leica M9, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 Millennium:

[scheinfluger_77]

I'd say this opportunity is a great Christmas gift, nice photo.

[Jim Noel]

I meant no built in meter. I don't expect to have one in LF or MF cameras, so it's a bit liberating to realise that there's no reason to have one in a 35mm camera either. I did use a handheld meter, and each time I used it I tried to apply Sunny 16 for educational purposes, but in the 10/10 cloud cover and low sun of a Nova Scotian December, it seems to be more like Sunny 8!

IN Death Valley in January we call the heavy dark clouds, "2 stop clouds". This fits perfectly with your "sunny 8" rule.
Never leta a little darkness stop you.

[Corran]

Thanks scheinfluger_77, and BoilerBasher as well up above.

While I love shooting film the most, the Leica M9 and a fast lens is definitely the best casual family snaps camera I could ask for. I used to use a big DSLR and flash but that gets obnoxious. Here's a casual shot of my grandparents which I really enjoy:

[Scott Schroeder]