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Re: [OM] spot meter the moon?

Subject: Re: [OM] spot meter the moon?
From: Andre Goforth <goforth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 20:11:18 -0800

Thanks for the web page reference. Problem. Have iMac not PC machine.
Mike C. any plans to "write one run anywhere", aka javaize it?

Andre



Foxy wrote:


>The Oly spot meter is 2 degrees of field of view. So if you put a 300mm on,
>the spot meter meters 2 degrees of a smaller angle. Effectively a variable
>angle spot meter.
>
>Try Mike Covington's web page for an astronomy exposure calculator.
>
>http://www.mindspring.com/~covington
>
>Foxy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>>The moon is about 1/2 degree across as observed from earth.  Just how
>>narrow (in degrees) is Oly's spot metering?  Just curious since someone was
>>suggesting metering  the different levels in the moon's image to get better
>>results than the sunny 16 could provide.
>>
>>Patrick
>
>
>

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