Richard Ross, in his infinite wisdom, wrote:
>You can meter from several important tones and calculate an average
>exposure to suit, and forget about unimportant areas which might block up
>or burn out, but which would adversely affect an averageing meter. You can
>weight the metering on important midtones by pressing the button more than
>once.
okay, I see it in operation. However, I am struggling with *why* you would
average these readings. Perhaps it works better than I anticipate, but I
would have thought that you are letting go of the decision-making process
when setting the exposure, which seems odd if you're already taking the time
to set a number spot meter readings for different parts of the scene. What
if you want the important tones to be other than midtone? you're surely
going to have to dial in some compensation, if you stay in auto? If you
know what your midtone is, why not meter off it just *once* and use that?
Confused.
On the subject of birth etc. congrats to the list, I remain ambivalent. On
the one hand, I think it's a pleasant gesture, on the other I understand the
frustration of reading a post congratulating Shawn (or whoever) twenty times
may get a little repetitive. However, one of the nicest parts of being on
this list is that sense of 'community'. Saving bandwidth is a bit pointless
if the discussion remains coldly impersonal. One thing I *would* urge
people to do (and this is not the first time I've suggested it) is to do
some pruning to what you quote before you reply to a post. Too many times I
read a post, and a little further down comes a brief reply containing the
original post in its entirety. It's usually not required. That would save
significant bandwidth (or is it bandlength?). It would save time scrolling
through it all too, and time is money!
Simon E.
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