On 1 Oct 2003 at 23:20, J. C. O'Connell wrote:

> Isnt by its very nature ANY digital camera a meter in itself?
> All you would have to do it set it for manual shutter speed and aperture
> based on a guess and then fire shots and use the LCD to adjust speeds
> or aperture until you get a good exposure/histogram. It also seems
> to me that this method would be more accurate than any mode
> relying on the TTL meter....It would work for macro/manualflash/etc
> as long as the lighting didnt change or in the case on on camera
> flash, the flash to subject distance didnt change for the actual shot
> you want to take....

Too true and especially pertinent in macro applications.

Rob Studdert
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