[Leica] Canon non-linear metering

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

I've found similar behavior in all 5D metering modes.

While the spot mode may be simpler from one point of view
(certainly for a manual everything, zone sort - such as myself)
spot mode seems not so simple for folks who don't fully understand
the difference between reading a "spot" on a black jacket or a white shirt
(and of course knowing exactly where the "spot" is when using it).

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George Lottermoser 
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On Nov 18, 2010, at 1:25 PM, Tim Gray wrote:

> On Nov 18, 2010 at 01:06 PM -0600, George Lottermoser wrote:
>> Yet the Canon "meter" remains useful
>> in "manual" mode with R lenses;
>> essentially using it as a "manual meter"
>> rather than as an "auto-meter"
> 
> In evaluative or spot/center?  I would imagine as you go to simpler and 
> simpler metering modes (manual spot) you get more consistent behavior.  
> But less 'magic'.