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    M7 ISO values between 800 and 1600?

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    <p>Forgive me if I'm teaching you to suck eggs, but exposure is measured in stops, in this case with film speed. Each stop equals twice as much light as the last stop.</p>

    <p>So the usual incrementation is 25 - 50 - 100 - 200 - 400 - 800 - 1600 - 3200 - 6400, there being one stop between each step.</p>

    <p>Aperture and shutter speed work the same way, so that 125 at f8 on ISO 400 film will give you exactly the same exposure as 500 at f5.6 on ISO 200 film.</p>

    <p>Cheers, Paul.<br>

    <a href="http://www.paulhardycarter.com">paulhardycarter.com</a></p>

    M6 shutter jam

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    <p>Hi David,</p>

    <p>I had what sounds like exactly the same problem with an M6ttl a few years ago. Although I could actually re-set the shutter with my finger and fire it, it jammed again as it was re-cocked.</p>

    <p>I took it to the Leica shop in Vienna where Hannes Wahry, who has possibly examined more Leicas than anyone else in history, looked at it in amazement. "I've never seen anything like that", he said. It did turn out to be caused by a fragment of film in the shutter track.</p>

    <p>As you say, the answer is to send the thing to Solms. They'll sort it out and, since they seem to be in a generous mood these days, will probably sort out any other issues too.</p>

    <p>Cheers, Paul <br /><a href="http://www.paulhardycarter.com">www.paulhardycarter.com</a></p>

    M6 shutter jam

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    <p>Hi David,</p>

    <p>I had what sounds like exactly the same problem with an M6ttl a few years ago. Although I could actually re-set the shutter with my finger and fire it, it jammed again as it was re-cocked.</p>

    <p>I took it to the Leica shop in Vienna where Hannes Wahry, who has possibly examined more Leicas than anyone else in history, looked at it in amazement. "I've never seen anything like that", he said. It did turn out to be caused by a fragment of film in the shutter track.</p>

    <p>As you say, the answer is to send the thing to Solms. They'll sort it out and, since they seem to be in a generous mood these days, will probably sort out any other issues too.</p>

    <p>Cheers, Paul <br /><a href="http://www.paulhardycarter.com">www.paulhardycarter.com</a></p>

    What Is A Rangefinder?

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    <p>There's a pretty simple definition of what a rangefinder camera is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangefinder_camera">here</a>. Optical rangefinders themselves were originally developed - like so many things - for military purposes, for finding range to target.</p>

    <p>So there's no great mystery. If a camera has a rangefinder, it's a rangefinder. If t doesn't, it isn't. An Olympus 35 Trip, for example, while a worthy camera, isn't.</p>

    <p>Cheers, Paul.</p>

    Portrait assignment

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    <p>You'll be fine if you just make the most of the ambient light. There's plenty of light around in most offices - make sure you expose for the skin tones, not the general scene. And don't be afraid to use a very fast film.<br>

    <br /> This one:<br /> <a href="http://www.paulhardycarter.com/Pages/portrait%20pages/portrait_jim.htm"><img src="http://www.paulhardycarter.com/Pictures/portraits%20pictures/0204162201_12.jpg" alt="" width="454" height="304" /></a><br /> <em>Jim, Café Lisboa, Valencia. April 2002.</em><br>

    was taken in a bar with low ambient light on Delta 3200.<br>

    Cheers, Paul.</p>

    New softcover book - all Leica M images

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    <p>The softcover version of my book <a href="../www.theconstanteye.com">The Constant Eye, Vol.1</a> is now available from the <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/567910">Blurb site</a>. Much cheaper, needless to say. Blurb's refusal to catch up with the exchange rate changes in recent months meant the large format hardcover costs over $100! The new softcover should be less than $25.</p>

    <p><a href="http://www.theconstanteye.com/"><img src="http://www.theconstanteye.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/0209081303-1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="341" /></a><br /> <em>Plaza Redonda, Valencia, Spain. September 2002.</em><br /> <br /> Please drop by the <a href="http://www.theconstanteye.com/">website for the book</a>, where you can see the images and comment on them.<br>

    <br /> Cheers, Paul.</p>

    The Constant Eye - my new book! <<< Shameless self promotion

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    <p>My new book "The Constant Eye, Vol.1" is finally available.<br>

    <img src="http://www.theconstanteye.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/0209081303-1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="341" /><br>

    You can see it <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/493489">here</a> or go to the website <a href="http://www.theconstanteye.com">theconstanteye.com</a> where you can see the pics and comment on them.<br>

    Hope you like the pictures!<br>

    Cheers, Paul.</p>

    Leica M7 exposure compensation dial

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    <p>I would view the compensation dial as a means to push or pull a whole roll if you're relying on the DX detection. In other words put in a roll of Tri-X, the camera says it's 400asa. Turn the dial to "+2" and you're exposing it at 1600asa, or "pushing" it by 2 stops. Then compensate with the dev time.<br>

    If you want to control frame to frame, use manual metering mode.<br>

    Cheers, Paul.</p>

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