Thank you very much for this input. I have considered these points. Your "anecdotal" reasoning seems rather sound. The "common sense" perspective would dictate: all metering systems have flaws, and the human mind far surpasses anything a camera can do.
Thanks, Glen On Sep 5, 2007, at 12:29 PM, Tom Cakalic wrote: > Frankly, I find multi-segment metering to be not too different than > center-weighted metering. I say this from an anecdotal basis not > one of > measurement. In the end the expected exposure is supposed to > hopefully be > overall best possible exposure. > > The thing is, the camera is not smart enough to know what is > background, > what is foreground, what is the main subject vs. what is simply there. > > I almost always compensate for backlighting, snow scenes, dark > backgrounds, > etc., when shooting in multi-segment mode and when in center- > weighted mode. > A more generic, evenly lighted, evenly toned composition may not > need any > compensation at all. > > Tom C. > > >> From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Metering Question >> Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:49:51 -0500 >> >> 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
