It is total area averaging - with greater sensitivity at a large horizontal number 8 pattern - because there are 2 cells that read the screen from both sides of the eyepiece. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 21. elokuuta 2002 21:11 Aihe: Spotty F metering [WAS: Re: PZ-1p (8-segment) vs. MZ-S (6-segment) multi-patternmetering] >P�l Jensen wrote: >> >= snipped = > >> The Pentax 6-segment meter is among the best in business. I haven't >> directly compared the Z-1p meter with the MZ-S. However, my impression >> is that if you're using slide film the MZ-S meter is better. The Z-1p >> meter seem slight more tuned towards overexposure whereas the MZ-S and >> 645N meters almost never overexposes. > >Can anyone lead me to the pattern the Spotmatic F meter covers? >This camera has a nice microprism spot (I sure wish it had a central >split!) and the area seems too small for a "center-weighted" meter >coverage. It's closer to what I imagine the Spotmatic 'spot' would >have covered initially... > >Does anyone recall a drawing of the approximate coverage? I would like >to know how much area off dead-center the meter looks at, if for >nothing else than to judge how much to compensate. > >Yes, I suppose I could make a big deal out of extensively testing it, >but it sure would save me a lot of time if someone actually knew! > >Thanks, > >keith whaley - 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 .
