Bob, Thank you for your opinion. I was thinking that this may be a matter of preference, and your comments helped to clarify the issue. Hence, will I be unnecessarily confusing myself by having both cameras in my arsenal (one with center weight, one with multi)? I am hoping to build upon my skills, and I do not want to end up scratching my head every time I switch cameras.
Regards, Glen On Sep 4, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Glen, > My opinion - multi segment is touted as special and more accurate. > I learned to shoot and compensate for lighting on an ME and a Super > Program. > Both are center weighted and give predictable responses to special > situations. > I never got used to multi segment metering. > I'm sure the readings were good, but the computer integration of the > results was un-predictable to me. I find myself preferring spot or > center-weighted to this day. > Something akin to "Plant a radish, get a radish..." > Regards, Bob S. > > On 9/4/07, Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Is multi-segment metering always better than center-weighted >> metering? My ZX-M has TTL multi (2)-segment metering, while my Super >> Program has open aperture, TTL center-weighted metering. From what I >> know about the matter, multi-segment is more precise, but I thought I >> would inquire about this, as I am not an expert. >> >> Thanks, >> Glen >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
