> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 28 January 2003 09:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Minolta IV F v. EOS Light meter ... > Hm, last year I was shooting the World Championships in Ice > Climbing in > Austria. As there was a lot of ice around the competitors and an > overcast, grey to white sky and I was shooting in an angle of about 30 > to 45 degrees up, I tried to meter on the competitors with the spot > metering of my EOS 3. > > Then I curiously asked a colleague standing next to mine, who > was using > a light meter, about the results of his metering. The difference was > between 1 and 1 and a half f-stops. So I decided to try out both > results and when I examined my slides at home, I found out, that in > this special situation, the light meter was more accurate > than my EOS 3 > spot metering.
How was the exposure meter used? Was it measuring incident light, or refelected light? What was the colour of the clothing of the climbers, and did the competitor fill the area of the spot for you EOS 3? Spot metering will not necessarily give you the correct exposure, it all depends upon what you meter off. If you meter of a mid-tone, then it should be ok, otherwise you will have to apply some compensation. Plus if darker than a mid-tone, and minus if lighter. Steve * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
