90% of the time any metering system works well, the other 10% of the time you have to think. That assumes serious photography, for snapshooters it is 99% and 1% so they don't have to bother thinking <tongue slightly in cheek>.
Glen Tortorella wrote: > 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
