A metering tutorial?

[Thommo]

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.

[Onyx]

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.

[kipper]

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.

[christiand]

Hi,

I posted this a while ago.

HTH
CD

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

[Thommo]

only prob is i know nothign about metering atm

[Glen]

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.

[Thommo]

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

[the foto fanatic]

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

watch this space.

Go, Onyx!
Trevor

[Matt. K]

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.

[Manta]

Very informative thread - thanks all for your input.

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

[Thommo]

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.