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Subject: [OM] Re: It is now official - My primary camera bag is now aDigital-Free Zone
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:51:30 -0400
Lately, If I've got blue sky above, I'll meter the sky about 90 degrees 
from the sun and set the exposure for one stop over exposed.  Seems to 
work well and gives good histograms.

Chuck Norcutt

WayneS wrote:
> At 12:11 AM 10/27/2008, Ian wrote:
> 
>> Hi Wayne,
>>
>>> I used to think the multispot metering of the OM-4 was something special 
>>> untiI I 
>> realised that it is not that practical and that I hardly ever used it.  In 
>> the situation where 
>> you need to get a quick grab shot it's too slow, in the situation where you 
>> have plenty of 
>> time, probably have the camera on a tripod, it doesn't work efficiently 
>> either - easier to 
>> just bracket your exposures or use a separate meter.
> 
> Hi Ian (and Chuck)
> 
> Everyone is different. I think like an engineer, so...
> 
> The first moment I picked up an OM-4, the multi-spot metering
> felt so intuitive. I used that mode for 95% of all shots. That
> combined with the memo feature meant I rarely had to use manual
> and rarely needed compensation. That combination worked great
> for me with macro and tripod shooting - unless the light was
> rapidly changing, I'm always adjusting the framing with the
> tripod, so it was simple enough to pick the exposure points I
> needed, lock them in, and I never needed to take my eye from the
> viewfinder.
> 
> My first real camera was a Nikormat with center weighted
> metering that I used like a broad spot meter to set manual
> exposure.
> 
> With the 5D, the spot meter mode is tricky - I'm always
> forgetting I have to spot and lock between shots, so invariably
> I screw up a few exposures. In evaluative mode I have a hard
> time figuring out how the exposure was determined, so I don't
> know how to compensate it. Perhaps the next shot the camera
> picks slightly different focus points and the exposure changes.
> As I review my photos I notice quite a variation from one
> exposure to the next of the same exact scene, all depending on
> focus points.
> 
> I just can't imagine how anyone today learning photography can
> really get a sense of exposure without using manual mode. Even
> if you take a shot and review the histogram, the next shot is
> not guaranteed to be the same, unless you lock the exposure. It
> is just too easy to let the camera do it all, and let the extra
> dynamic range and post processing take care of the rest.
> 
> I just haven't figured out a way to control exposure with
> today's digitals that doesn't require I take my ancient eyes
> from the viewfinder and try to close focus on the display, or
> constantly fiddle with something.
> 
> I will say that flash photography changes things. What I liked
> about the OM-3t was the ability to set the speed for background
> lighting and let the flash auto-expose. That is one thing the 3T
> had over the 4T, flash photography and the easy ability to
> balance background exposure. And that my 5D can do as well, when
> set to manual mode, the 5D works just like the 3T with a flash
> attached.
> 
> WayneS - in complain mode.
> 
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