Cheers
Shaun
David S. wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Can't say what the manual says for the PZ-1, but if you have the camera, try it. You will not get spot metering with any of the K or M lenses. That's how mine has worked since the first day (although it took me a long time to know this!).Try it in a dim room with a table lamp and a wide angle K or M lens. The 'SPOT" metering area is about the same size as the [ focus ] area of the PZ-1. Put the lamp in the focus area and meter - center weighted. Turn on spot metering and do the same. You will find identical readings. Now try it with an A, F, or FA lens. You will get different readings. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:Per the PZ-1 manual, spot metering "can be used" with the old lenses("lenseswithout lens information contacts") on the PZ-1.My PZ-1 works with spot metering on a lens without "A" contacts, I put the short extension tube from auto set K between an FA lens and the body. Having Function 1 set to option 0 (Matrix and spot metering available) Aiming at a bare light bulb on the ceiling so the bulb just covers the spot metering area, the exposure goes from 1/90 at matrix position (the camera defaults from matrix to center weighted) to 1/500 at spot position when I change metering modes without moving the camera. The same test with function 1 set to option 1 (Matrix and center weighted metering available) has no exposure difference between the metering positions, both at 1/90 because the camera uses center weighted at both settings. Note that matrix metering does not work on lenses without "A" contacts. The "Spot" indicator is still displayed on the LCD display and on the display in the viewfinder even though center weighted metering is selected, not spot metering. I have both the PZ-1 and the PZ-1p (Z-1p) the metering mode is correctly displayed no matter what type of lens is used, the PZ-1 uses the same spot display for spot or center weighted metering. The PZ-1p also does not display the matrix metering indicator when a pre "A" lens will not allow it to use matrix metering, the PZ-1 will not visually indicate that matrix metering is not available with pre "A" lenses. I also prefer the PZ-1p over the PZ-1 for this and other user interface improvements.
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