Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]De: Rick Dykstra <rdandcb@cybermac.com.au> > >Pascal wrote: >> >> Hi Ted, >> >> And in that mode, it must be acknowledged that the Nikon F5 matrix will >> deliver a higher "hit rate" than the R8 simply because of the more >> elaborate light metering system. And I am not even talking about the >> autofocus... ;-) >> >Hello to Ted and Pascal > >Well, I think the R8's meter is better than the F5's. Yep, I find it >hard to understand, but the proof is in the pudding. > >My chromes with the R8 are better exposed than the F5. And as for print >film, the lab technicians I surrender my film to produce better prints >from the R8. > >Today I used the F5 for soccer action in flat light overcast conditions. > It has autofocus, you see. In almost perfect light the F5's meter, on >matrix mode, would jump by as much as a stop depending on the colour and >texture of the shirts worn by players. This variability clearly drives >the lab techs nuts when printing, due to the exposure shifts from frame >to frame. Now I thought that 1005 (?) segment matrix meter and RGB >sensor in the F5 were supposed to be immune to such things. Not so, in >my experience. > >My nature shots with R8 are beautifully exposed. Again, I'm rather >dissapointed with the F5 in this respect. The F5's autofocus is very >useful, but it does wierd things at the worst times, and I don't trust >it. I find using the F5 as a manual focus camera almost unworkable >(focusing screen, viewfinder, lens turning direction, ... are all >problems, for me.). > >The R8 has a light meter that is a gentle, forgiving teacher. The F5 >has a meter that is a wayward wizard I will never understand. > >IMHO > >Regards > >Rick (love that R8) Dykstra > Ok, I donīt have neither F5 nor R8, so obviously I dont know what I am talking about here, but this sounds to me like a flawed comparison. 1, My F5 shots of soccer on an overcast day gets bad results 2, My R8 landscape shots are great. Have You, or anyone else here, made any more systematic comparisons between the two systems? /Anders Nygren