Fred let me say first that matrix metering is incredibly good, however,
for us old guys (and anyone who thinks too much when they are taking
pictures) it can bring about some real problems. It is so good that
everything you learned about compensating for bright backgrounds, dark
backgrounds etc gets thrown out the window. If you compensate for snow,
you're liable to blow out the highlights... It takes a little getting
used to but it is right more than it is wrong.
Vic
On 27-Dec-05, at 9:46 PM, Fred wrote:
OK, so what's the big deal with matrix metering? How is measuring 16
exposures in 16 zones all over the frame any different from (or better
than) simple average metering of the entire screen?
I ask this as an ol' manual focus film dinosaur, used to using center-
weighted metering all the time "back in the old days", but who now has
a DS
and is finally getting around to reading about such things in the
manual
(although changing the DS from matrix to center-weighted metering was
one
of the first things I did when getting it.)
Fred
