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hey guys, i still have no idea on how to meter or what it is.... as sad as it sounds its true. i was just wondering if the next tutorial could possibly be on metering.

or on the other hand if someone could point me in the direction of a good site with metering info onit i would be very happy.

Thommo, I was thinking of exactly this last night, having read through Trevor's latest bracketting tutorial.

I have some thoughts and ideas, but I'm hopeless at organising words into legible paragraphs for others - and risk destroying the continuity with other tutorials published, but I'll write a little something about metering D70 specific and in general...

watch this space.

Maybe some pratical applications too eg. consistant metering at a sporting event where the lighting is always changing. For instance at the F1GP it would be sunny, the clouds would come, sunny, clouds repeat.

Hi,

I posted this a while ago.

HTH
CD

http://forum.d70users.com/viewtopic.php?t=1139&highlight=

only prob is i know nothign about metering atm

Thommo, Christian means click on the link to the thread at the bottom of his post and then through to the metering information. That will help you atm.

just re read it and cant believe i have gone without this... i always wondered what the little - and + things in the veiwfinder were for

Onyx wrote:I'll write a little something about metering D70 specific and in general...

watch this space.

Go, Onyx!
Trevor

Thommo
Here'a simple explanation.
For most average scenes use matrix metering...it is very reliable. For a scene that is strongly backlit, use the spot or center weighted metering. For a scene that is predominantly black dial in -1 or 2 stops when in any metering mode. For a scene that is predominantly white dial in + 1 or 2 stops when in any metering mode. If using the spot meter then you must meter off something that is close to mid gray. Learn to read your histogram as a guide to correct metering. I am currently working on a Powerpoint presentation on reading the histogram and will have it posted in the next few days.

Very informative thread - thanks all for your input.

I'll get this D70 thing licked any old year now!

Matt. K wrote:Thommo
Here'a simple explanation.
For most average scenes use matrix metering...it is very reliable. For a scene that is strongly backlit, use the spot or center weighted metering. For a scene that is predominantly black dial in -1 or 2 stops when in any metering mode. For a scene that is predominantly white dial in + 1 or 2 stops when in any metering mode. If using the spot meter then you must meter off something that is close to mid gray. Learn to read your histogram as a guide to correct metering. I am currently working on a Powerpoint presentation on reading the histogram and will have it posted in the next few days.

thanks heaps for that matt.