Yes, they are mututally exclusive. No, you can't use them in the way you
propose, simply because that's not what they are for.
To do what you want, simply use the multi-spot function. Put the spot on
the brightest area and push the spot button, then on the darkest area
and push spot. Notice that each time you push the button, a stationary
diamond appears at that exposure, while the flashing one continues to
indicate the brightness of wherever the spot is pointing. You can
actually have up to 8 stationary spots if you want to test various
areas. Then the highest and lowest diamonds indicate the range you are
looking for to see if it will fit within the range of your film. If you
have only made a high and low spot (or I suppose, even numbers of high
and low spots) and wish to expose at the middle of them, just push the
shutter release in Auto. Otherwise, note the exposure you want to use
and set it in manual. You can do the same thing in manual, but I find
the display less easy to interpret for this purpose, probably just me.
You can clear the spots with the mem/clear lever.
Moose
Donald MacDonald wrote:
Mike, this point is one of the things I wanted to clarify. Can you use both
Hi and Shadow to determine whether you need to constrict the range with
e.g., a grad ND?
Are there undergrad NDs too?
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