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Hello..... have just become the proud owner of a Leica...the X typ113 model.

Am new to the world of Leica but have always coveted one of their cameras down the years.

I am a keen amateur photographer and recently sold my heavy weight full frame Nikon kit (D700 and holy trinity lens set) in order to downsize the amount of kit I have to hump about.

To this end I have purchased a mirror less Fuji X-T1 with a few X lenses as my new main rig, while the Leica X will be my day to day travel camera that goes most places with me.

Not too familiar with the quirks and foibles involved in Leica ownership and the X 113 in particular so can anybody direct me to a section on this forum that deals with recommended tried and tested settings for this camera for day to day use like street photography etc etc .Also, I tend to take a lot of photos of my small Grand children playing so like to work with quite high shutter speeds to eradicate blur/movement.

I am pleased with the photos thus far from the X but I do seem to be getting an above average amount that are over exposed and I cant quite work out why. Is there an easy solution or setting to this problem or is it an aspect of this camera other owners have experienced as well. Other than using exposure compensation is there anything else I should be doing.

One thing I should say in my short ownership is that I am very impressed with the simplicity of the menu and the dials that Leica, compared to some systems such as Sony use.

Probably not that relevant...but I am a Brit based in the UK by the way.

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EV should read -03 or -07... apologies

 

Thanks mano!

I am assuming you mean a full stop of under exposure on the ev metre, which has -3 to +3 at each end of the scale on the Leica X..... 3 clicks is three notches which takes you to -1.0 on the scale if you under expose?

Surely you don't mean full stops x3!!

Correct me if I am wrong!

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Thanks mano!

I am assuming you mean a full stop of under exposure on the ev metre, which has -3 to +3 at each end of the scale on the Leica X..... 3 clicks is three notches which takes you to -1.0 on the scale if you under expose?

Surely you don't mean full stops x3!!

Correct me if I am wrong!

 

Hi, definately Post some images. I would just start of with a % of -1EV & go from there.

Not knowing how your camera is set up or how you have selected your metering I would reset everything and run test shots with different metering, shutter and F stops..

Again make sure your EV settings are 0 and work different settings into your test shots..

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Hi guys thanks for the advise........looking at the exif data on some of the photos that are too bright I suspect I have the lens open too much as they are at 1.7.

The photos here, particularly the first one, are good examples of what I am seeing as over exposure.

Any comments will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

EXIF DATA as follows:

 

shutter speed 1/2000th

AP. 1.7

ISO 100

Multi point metering mode

film mode Standard

sharpness,saturation and contrast all standard

WB...auto

jpeg super fine

http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/14576679/1024/Anonymous/stone-pig.jpg

http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/14576665/1024/Anonymous/cat-in-undergrowth.jpg

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Was this shot fully manual - what did the meter show? Judging purely on the appearance of how sunny the scene looks, I would guesstimate exposure a couple of stops faster than you set, so would have expected the meter to show the same. Perhaps it is worth taking a couple of pictures on fully auto, including auto ISO, of a relatively evenly lit scene. I have found the meter on my X to be pretty accurate, particularly with regard to out of camera JPEGs.

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Was this shot fully manual - what did the meter show? Judging purely on the appearance of how sunny the scene looks, I would guesstimate exposure a couple of stops faster than you set, so would have expected the meter to show the same. Perhaps it is worth taking a couple of pictures on fully auto, including auto ISO, of a relatively evenly lit scene. I have found the meter on my X to be pretty accurate, particularly with regard to out of camera JPEGs.

 

Hi Daniel

Thanks for your observations. Baring in mind I only purchased the camera a few days ago, my usage thus far is quite limited but I have observed that when the camera is on fully auto, the meter is indeed very accurate and does expose correctly.

The only problem with auto though is it sometimes does not choose the settings you would desire particularly where shutter speed is concerned ...if you are trying to photograph moving subjects or such like.

I am enjoying the learning curve though. Each camera manufacturers cameras have their own idiosyncrasies which need to be learnt and as this is my first Leica it is no different in that respect. In the short time I have had it though I can see the quality of the files and the Leica 'look' that I have been after is obvious on the good photos I have produced so far.

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The new X is capable of really good performance, I am sure you will enjoy it. If auto exposure is working fine it may well just need practice / getting used to framing and reading the metering as you compose. Perhaps as you get used to the ergonomics etc. consider picking one thing to set, for example shutter speed and setting ISO and aperture to auto.

 

The members on this forum are really helpful and there are a few of us X users here who I am sure will be pleased to share experiences and answer any questions as you go.

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The new X is capable of really good performance, I am sure you will enjoy it. If auto exposure is working fine it may well just need practice / getting used to framing and reading the metering as you compose. Perhaps as you get used to the ergonomics etc. consider picking one thing to set, for example shutter speed and setting ISO and aperture to auto.

 

The members on this forum are really helpful and there are a few of us X users here who I am sure will be pleased to share experiences and answer any questions as you go.

 

Thanks Daniel...that's good to know!

Performance aside.....as a purely aesthetic observation, I consider the X to be one of the most beautiful cameras ever made, particularly in the silver/ brown livery I have it in?

Do you concur?

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