Rob, You know, it is an interesting thing, that perhaps there is really something to the precision of the meter. I find it curious that none of the advertising from any of the main makers (Pentax, Nikon, Canon, Minolta) ever make any claims over the precision and consistency of their meters. They all talk about the capabilities (color sensitivity, 5000 sensors, low light, etc.) but they don't talk about the quality of the meter. Is it because it can't be measured very well or demonstrated or ???
Bruce Dayton Friday, January 11, 2002, 10:48:36 PM, you wrote: RS> On 11 Jan 2002 at 16:38, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> Paul, >> >> I keep trying to stop asking questions, but you guys keep making >> statements that need clarifying. Other than Mike Johnston making a >> statement that many meters are inaccurate, I really haven't heard much >> about most center weighted meters be inaccurate. Do you have any >> other information that you can share with us to that end? I would >> love to hear it. Are most other Pentax bodies center weighted meters >> inaccurate? Or is it mostly other brands or what? RS> Hi Bruce, RS> I can't quantify it scientifically either but the LX meter is very predictable, RS> it is easy to learn how it behaves and to make consistently good exposures. As RS> Mike said earlier, the M6 meter is a good meter too. The LX and M6 are my main RS> cameras I get very consistent exposures from each, my Mamiya 7II apparently has RS> an accurate spot meter but I can't drive it, I have to use external metering or RS> my results stink (the LX and M6 make handy external meters :-) RS> Like others have mentioned too, I think that internal spot-meters are way over RS> rated, they are inconsistent in AOV and they most often don't offer the RS> exposure calculation features offered on external meters. I have an MZ-S and RS> whilst it makes a cool noise and offers AF capabilities it isn't a great RS> advantage to me in my general subject matter and shooting style. It must be the RS> same for many other LX users I am sure. RS> Cheer, RS> Rob Studdert RS> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA RS> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 RS> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours RS> [EMAIL PROTECTED] RS> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html RS> - RS> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, RS> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to RS> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
