On my D's, I rarely use multipattern. Pretty much stick with Center weighted or spot. To me, the real problem with multipattern is that it is unpredictable. You never really know for sure how it comes up with the exposure. I have much better luck just using my hard earned experience in a predictable manner.
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, March 20, 2006, 8:14:56 AM, you wrote: RW> Shel, RW> Well, I've been shooting slides almost exclusively for RW> 40 years, and have been using a PZ-1 and PZ-1p for the RW> last 12 years; so I think I generally have a good RW> handle on exposure, and I =thought= I would have a RW> good handle on how a Pentax multipattern meter would RW> behave. I usually use spotmetering a lot, but for RW> quick grabs use multipattern, and was surprised by RW> these exposures. RW> Rick RW> --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> A better way to be sure you get it right is to learn >> how to expose properly >> in the first place. The DS and the D offer spot >> metering. You could try >> experimenting (and learning) with that. Shooting >> RAW may give you some >> additional latitude, but there is no substitute for >> proper exposure. >> >> It sounds like you're relying too much on software >> to get good results. It >> may be difficult to return from working in that way. >> Learn the right >> exposure in the beginning. You will have better >> photos forever. By >> relying on software, you'll never learn how to >> expose. >> >> Shel >> >> >> >> > [Original Message] >> > From: Tim Øsleby >> >> > Whatever mode you used, my guess is that the >> camera went for the grey in >> the >> > sky behind the trees. It can be rather tricky to >> figure out what the meter >> > will think. Also in Av and Tv mode. So there is >> only one way to be sure to >> > get it right. Shooting raw. >> > >> > When I bought the camera (a DS), I had a lot of >> frustrations myself. >> After a >> > while I tried raw, but could not get on top of >> converting. Then I >> downloaded >> > Rawshooter Essential. This program has some auto >> correction features that >> > were just what I needed. All I had to do was using >> ALT + E, and the >> program >> > suggested a conversion. Often this is close to a >> good image, and it sure >> was >> > a good starting point, to play with the image. I >> have learned a lot in a >> > matter of little time using this. >> > >> > Most likely you will end up using raw sooner or >> later. So what I am saying >> > is that _now_ might be the time to take that step. >> The general quality is >> > better, and it does give you more headroom when >> shooting. >> > >> > Now I have upgraded to RSP, the pay version of >> RSE. There I have levels, >> > curves and cropping in the converter. So now I do >> most of the tweaking in >> > one program. The downside of this is that it makes >> me a bad photoshooper. >> > But for now, I can live with that. >> >> >> RW> http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW RW> __________________________________________________ RW> Do You Yahoo!? RW> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around RW> http://mail.yahoo.com
