--- Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not to sound nitpicky, but a "true spot meter" for me would
have to be
> smaller than 6mm circle. In the nikons, the spot is about the
size of
> the focusing brackets, 2.3mm (even less with the high-end
1-digit
> bodies). The 1D... canons are the same. That's a difference.
In actual
> use, the 2.3mm on my nikon is just about right in many
situations. I
> wouldn't like a meter with larger "spot".
I agree ... it's a nomenclature issue. Actually, for me a "spot
meter" is a very specific thing ... A meter with an field of
view of 1 degree. All of what Nikon, Canon, Pentax, etc call a
"spot" meter are actually "limited area" metering patterns. The
higher end Canon and Nikon models support something closer to a
small spot for reading; there's no real difference between what
the D/DS are doing compared to the Canon 10D/20D, etc.
Godfrey
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