Mike Johnston wrote: >>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.
[snip] > It's because the market doesn't respond to the claims by buying one over the > other. IOW, people don't care. Or people just don't notice, since most people shoot mostly color negative film and only have 4x6 machine prints made. In that case, if exposure is off by plus or minus a stop because of a poorly calibrated meter it generally won't matter except to very critical viewers. I recall that John Shaw, in one of his early books, stressed the importance of testing meter accuracy when starting to use a new camera. He said that none of his three (or more -- not sure how many) Nikons had meters calibrated the same, and he tested by metering on a mid-tone and then marked each body by the amount it was off so he could always adjust the ISO dialed in to compensate. - 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 .
