My first pentax was the MZ-5n i generally found that the multi segment meter was very good at getting it right. With colour negative film i rarely got a duff exposure. With slides one has to much more accurate with your exposure and you have to be on your toes with respect to keeping your exposure within the film''s latitude. When this is not possible the only solution is to trade off highlights or shadows. In such cases I prefer taking manual control.
On the K10d (my first dslr) I find that the exposure is a lot like slides you need to be aware of the limits of the sensor. On the other hand when I have surplus latitude I tend to overexpose a little but not enough to blow the highlights. (expose to the right see here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml). On the K10d i''m getting used to doing this instinctively by dialing exposure compensation when necessary. It takes a bit of practice and chimping the histogram to get the feel for it but i'm getting there. ie my hit rate for dialling in just the right amount of exposure compensation is getting better. Rgds Patrick On 9/5/07, 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 > -- Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
