> hard back light. They recommend a couple spots on the girl and one on the
> background. In general this example gives one an idea of a common
> situation in which multispot metering works well, and the example is
Yes this is a good example, but it's not the basics to shoot anything.
You must find the same girl (joking) dressing with
the same clothes and with the same enviroment (not joking)
to get the same photo.
I know that many people knows but from the other hand,
there are other that they don't know the basics on spot mettering.
So I need few simple rules for the spot mettering that can work on "any
subject" in any light in any film in any place :)
So if eveybody know that rules, It's ok with me.
But if you don't, we can talk about them.
Babis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 15:51
Subject: Re: [OM] more on multi-spot
> At 04:47 PM 4/22/2002 -0700, William you wrote:
> >There is nothing objectively "correct" about Olympus's
> >recommended multi-spot technique. As I previously explained, blindly
following
> >this method does not guarantee either "correct" or pleasing exposure.
> >
> >The Japanese bring an "aesthetic" sense to things that Westerners often
find
> >rather odd. The true purpose of multi-spot is _not_ to produce a
more-accurate
> >exposure, but to allow the photographer to tweak the exposure in whatever
> >direction pleases him -- in a fashion that appears to be scientifically
> >objective, rather than arbitrarily subjective.
>
> I don't disagree with this, but the basic recollection I have of Olympus
> discussion is centered around an example: a girl in the foreground with
> hard back light. They recommend a couple spots on the girl and one on the
> background. In general this example gives one an idea of a common
> situation in which multispot metering works well, and the example is
> probably more useful for The Many than a great deal of description. I
> agree that Olympus does seem to create an impression that multispot is a
> "make it fit" capability.
>
> For me spot metering is terrific to the extent that one spot of middle
> value can be found. To the degree that it is unclear whether that spot
may
> be a middle value, multiple spots often help clarify.
>
> The real value of the multi-spot function is the memory feature. I use
> spot metering with the OM-2S mainly for exposure information but end up
> shooting in auto mode because I want to shoot some brackets (I shoot
mainly
> slide). With the OM-4 multispot and memory, I can use the spot reading
and
> still shoot brackets. Very nice.
>
> Joel W.
>
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