On 27 Dec 2005 at 21:46, Fred wrote: > I ask this as an ol' manual focus film dinosaur, used to using center- > weighted metering all the time "back in the old days", but who now has a DS > and is finally getting around to reading about such things in the manual > (although changing the DS from matrix to center-weighted metering was one > of the first things I did when getting it.)
Hi Fred, These are new days, the old rules aren't so pertinent any longer. It seems that in camera light meters are designed to be more in tune with the media in DSLRs (because unlike in film cameras it's response is eminently predictable). Matrix metering combined with the auto-exposure modes available on my *ist D generally do a very good job of producing an optimal exposure. If you are set on using CW and thinking about scenes and exposures and applying compensation when you expect it's needed then I assume you are getting what you expect. However you may find, after some experimenting, that Matrix metering will most often land the exposure at the same point without all the fussing. Have a play, it's worth a try, you may or may not like it but plenty of Pentax DSLR users seem to praise Matrix metering, me included. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
