Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/18

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Subject: [Leica] Canon non-linear metering
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:44:05 -0600
References: <mailman.647.1290096232.88697.lug@leica-users.org> <SNT121-DS59D242ADCC7509A0EA619D4390@phx.gbl> <20101118173607.GG60960@selenium.125px.com> <38068763-95E4-4D2D-B48B-FA6674C6CD39@mac.com> <20101118181522.GH60960@selenium.125px.com> <5304F183-95D8-4EEF-AF3E-A67354F2B17C@mac.com> <20101118190033.GJ60960@selenium.125px.com> <AB82F786-7924-450B-8559-C64268D49E5A@mac.com> <20101118192536.GK60960@selenium.125px.com>

I've found similar behavior in all 5D metering modes.

While the spot mode may be simpler from one point of view
(certainly for a manual everything, zone sort - such as myself)
spot mode seems not so simple for folks who don't fully understand
the difference between reading a "spot" on a black jacket or a white shirt
(and of course knowing exactly where the "spot" is when using it).

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
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On Nov 18, 2010, at 1:25 PM, Tim Gray wrote:

> On Nov 18, 2010 at 01:06 PM -0600, George Lottermoser wrote:
>> Yet the Canon "meter" remains useful
>> in "manual" mode with R lenses;
>> essentially using it as a "manual meter"
>> rather than as an "auto-meter"
> 
> In evaluative or spot/center?  I would imagine as you go to simpler and 
> simpler metering modes (manual spot) you get more consistent behavior.  
> But less 'magic'.


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