On 21 Feb 2006 at 14:13, Henning Wulff wrote:
> At 10:14 AM -0800 2/21/06, Ken Durling wrote:
> >OK, but this is not an option when shooting wildlife.
> >
> >Ken
> >
> >
> >At 09:55 AM 2/21/2006, you wrote:
> >
> >>I find spot metering on digital bodies almost pointless. If
> >>lighting is tricky I'll shoot some and make adjustments to my
> >>settings from the histogram info.
>
> In a way, it still is an option. Meter and adjust exposure for
> conditions, then you're ready to shoot when the opportunity presents
> itself. If I'm shooting on an autoexposure mode, I know how to set
> the compensation beforehand. If I'm shooting on manual I've obviously
> had time beforehand.
>
> Spot metering is something I use when I have lots of time.
> Pre-metering and knowing the exposure conditions is what I use when I
> have to react quickly and don't have time to fool around.
Hmm....isn't all this just what CF4 was invented for?....;))
(metering-lock when pressing the release-button halfway, focus-start
to the thumb-button on the back)
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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