John Free's Metering Method?

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Did street photographer John Free ever explain if he generally used aperture priority mode, shutter priority mode, or just manual mode while out doing his street photography in a published interview or video?

I am curious because he was particular about certain things (e.g. having a 100% coverage viewfinder) and he often gave detailed explanations for why.
 
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You should probably be aware that some people using cel phones to access Photrio may miss the latter parts of your thread title.
How about "John Free - metering for street?"
And it is rarely a good idea to have your enquiry in your thread title, and to omit it in the body of your post.
Otherwise people might encounter something like this quote in a subsequent post, and have trouble understanding your question:
 

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How Popular/Well Known was John.?
I know who he was, but is his name common with members of Photrio.?
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There is not much in the website you link to. Perhaps he shoot in manual and doesn't have a meter.
 

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I expect that the question was asked here because John Free appears to have passed away on March 30, 2024.
 

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I always saw John using a Nikon F3. I assumed he was used aperture priority auto exposure. He was a very charismatic fellow and always generous with his time and knowledge.
 
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CMoore said:
How Popular/Well Known was John.?
I know who he was, but is his name common with members of Photrio.?
Thank You
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John was popular. Here are a few good videos about him:

An intro video about him by Pushing Film

His prints from time with The Art of Photography

John out on the streets

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There is not much in the website you link to. Perhaps he shoot in manual and doesn't have a meter.
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Unfortunately, it looks like his site has been stripped of most of the images. You can see more in the videos I linked above.

MattKing said:
I expect that the question was asked here because John Free appears to have passed away on March 30, 2024.
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Yes, he passed away, unfortunately.

BradS said:
I always saw John using a Nikon F3. I assumed he was used aperture priority auto exposure. He was a very charismatic fellow and always generous with his time and knowledge.
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Thanks, I didn't ever hear a direct quote from him about it in his videos so I wonder...
 
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So that's why his Youtube channel went silent. Sad thing as he looked like a really fun guy to hang around.
 
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