----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Munro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 2:40 AM Subject: Re: Re: Minolta IV F v. EOS Light meter
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Tim, were you using spot metering in the 1V? > > > > I'm not sure what metering modes it has, or what you used. > > My EOS55 has averaging, partial, and centre-weighted metering modes. > > > > Yup, I know what a spot meter is, just wondering what you used, and > > what modes the 1V has. > > > > Hi Jim, > > The 1v uses evaluative, centre-weighted, partial, or spot metering. For the > purposes of this test I had the camera in Manual mode and read the scale in > the viewfinder to set exposure. From memory I think it uses evaluative > metering while in M, it could be centre-weighted though. I generally do use > either evaluative or spot metering for most of my work and add exp. comp. as > I see fit. > > I think using a handheld meter effectively needs some time and research > spent on it. I didn't find it hard to use but am a little puzzled by some of > the results, like overexposing the backlit subject when the reflective meter > didn't ? > > I'm too busy stressing over digital storage issues to go back to worring > about exposure metering. Tim, I think the real lesson to be learned, here, is that we each, individually, settle down to our own way of working/metering/compensating etc. With the white car you knew, from experience, about how much compensation to use, even with the camera set to evaluative pattern. I've been raised, photographically, using a separate meter, but IME this requires no less user interpretation than one built into a camera. Thanks for the findings. CraigZ PS: backlit portraits tend to look most natural when the subject is slightly underexposed from a "regular" incident reading. This is why Weston designed their invercone to include a small amount of backlight. Am I really this old?!!!! * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
