I rely upon the multisegment metering a good bit of the time and it
does pretty well, and consistently, in 85th percentile lighting
situation. Just like learning to meter manually, you have to learn
how to use it to best effect. There are times when it is
inconsistent ... a backlit portrait being made at ISO 3200 is often a
time which will exacerbate any problems or inconsistency.
There's a reason that the camera has more than one metering mode
*AND* exposure compensation controls, in other words. I think the
problem is in your assumptions, not in the camera's operation. Just
like relying upon autofocus to be perfect is probably inappropriate ...
Godfrey
On Jul 20, 2005, at 1:17 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
That's so reassuring, Bill.
This is my first time using multi-segment metering. Never again!
It's nice to know that the meter in these cameras can't be relied
upon.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: William Robb
Pretty amazing ain't it?
I find it to be pretty common on the D if I shoot many shots
quickly. It just goes erratic for some reason.
