On Sun, 10 Jan 1999 ONLYOLYBW@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Doris & Welcome Back,
> To me the "real" beauty of the Multi Spot feature is to remedy exactly what
> you are saying. Choosing one "Middle Tone" area can be difficult. But. if
> one spots on several (what we think are middle tone) areas, ie; grass, tree
> bark, leaves, etc., and takes the average of these readings, then the exposure
> comes out very, very close.
Hi, and it's great to be back (still working on answering all who
wrote),
I agree with what you are saying as one way of working with the spot
metering. By averaging several perceived mid-tones, you dampen the effect
of any one single error. But IMHO, simpler than spending too much time
spot-metering perceived mid-tones is to learn to use a grey card (or one's
hand), since that can be a known reflectance, eliminating any need for
guesswork.
There are many different ways to skin the exposure cat, and as long as
the method produces viable exposures for us, that's what matters.
The Multi-Spot allows a user to assess the contrast range
within a scene. With that info (and experienced understanding of
the film's capability) one can make an intelligent decision on where to
place exposure.
*= Doris Fang =*
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