Yes, read Bob Shell's excellent artical on Seknoic meters on page 56 of July issue
of "Shutterbug." He explains how we got to the Kodak 18% gray card, and how we had
accepted it as a standard. But the camera manufactures never accepted 18% gray and
still set the meters in the cameras at 13%.
Darryl
Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
> Strange, Kodak seems to think their gray card has 18%
> reflectance. 18% is the average reflectance taken from many
> scenes. Where do you come up with something different?
> --Tom
>
> Darryl Lafferty wrote:
> >
> > Ramesh Kumar_C wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > > These questions are about MZ-S.
> > > 1)
> > > Camera being in SPOT Metering mode, when I select different focus point,
> > > does the SPOT Metering area too change with the focus point?
> >
> > The spot metering point stay in the center of the frame it does not move to the
> > focus points.
> >
> > > 2)
> > > Assume I am shooting a flat surface having different illumination at
> > > different parts.
> > > I select the focus point which is on dark area and do MULTI SEGMENT
> > > metering.
> > > Then I select the focus point which is on bright area and do MULTI SEGMENT
> > > metering.
> > > Do the metering readings be same?
> >
> > The Multi Segment is going to read the entire frame from each of six segments
> > and set the exposure based on computer logic of the program established by the
> > camera manufacture. The multi segment is a compromise exposure at best.
> > Metering is really an art. Every camera meter is set to an 13% Gray (not 18%
> > as most people think.) If you metered off a 13% gray surface for every
> > exposure you would have a perfect exposure. If you meter off a white surface
> > the meter will think it is a gray and the exposure will come out dark. If you
> > meter off black the surface will meter will again think it is gray and the
> > exposure will come out overexposed. Therefore, I use the spot metering and
> > adjust depending on the color. Light colors get plus above the meter reading
> > and dark colors get a stop down from the camera reading. If you are going to
> > use the multi segment meter I would recommend bracketing.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > I had visited http://royalcamera.com/, they charge 799USD for camera(MZ-S),
> > > which is less compared
> > > to others on-line sites, but shipping is cost 59USD. They seems to make
> > > money from shipping.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Ramesh
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Darryl Lafferty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 3:04 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: MZ-S questions
> > >
> > > The shutter release on the MZ-S is faster than on the PZ1. The entire
> > > operation of the MZ-S is quiter than the PZ1. Advance and rewind are
> > > really quite. In my opinion the view finder is not affect by by bright
> > > sun light. The screen is much brighter than the PZ1. I have had no
> > > problem with wearing glasses. The metering was very accurate and
> > > predictable.
> > >
> > > Darryl
> > >
> > > Andreas Wirtz wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sorry if these questions were already discussed. Even
> > > > I handled one of first MZ-S I would be very glad if
> > > > anyone can answer me.
> > > >
> > > > What is shutter delay (comparing with Z-1 or MZ-5)?
> > > > Is camera noisy when rewinding (comparing to Z-1 or
> > > > MZ-5)?
> > > > Are informations in display visible even on bright
> > > > sunlight!
> > > > Does light coming from viewfinder disturb camera's
> > > > metering system (when photographer is wearing
> > > > glasses).
> > > > Are there any modifications on camera's hot shoe for
> > > > mounting flash which would cause flash not to fall
> > > > down when slightly unscrewed.
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes!
> > > >
> > > > Andreas Wirtz
> > > >
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