Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Matrix metering is a form of multi-spot metering. In it's fanciest form from Nikon, the camera has info regarding the distance of the object, it's brightness and color, as well as camera orientation (the better to recognize sky when it sees it). The idea is that the camera can recognize many tricky situations, and respond correctly. I haven't used an F5, but even the F4 is capable of some wonders, but unfortunately, it still makes mistakes, and you still need to know what situations are likely to cause a foulup, and it helps to keep an eye on the aperture and shutter speed that the camera's selecting, in order to verify that nothing's seriously screwy in it's decision-making process. My experience with it was that it works pretty well, and calibration of my camera was superb, but ultimately, if you know how to read the light visually, and have already been doing well on your own, it won't make a tremendous difference in your life. - -----Original Message----- From: Jay LeBlanc <jaleblan@dakotacom.net> > Could someone tell someone stuck in the dark ages with an M2 and M3 what >matrix metering, and #D matrix metering are? -Jay- >