Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 motor exposure bracketing & Pascal response
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 08:16:17 -0500

If these matrix metering systems are doing their job's correctly, in an
evenly lit outdoor scene, as you move the viewfinder around, the meter
reading should remain relatively constant.  Somehow I doubt that any of
them will.

Dan C.

At 08:18 PM 02-04-00 +1000, Rick Dykstra wrote:
>
>
>"B. D. Colen" wrote:
>> 
>>Which camera gave you more accurate rendition of the color of the
>shirts? If it was the F5, that would indicate that the color matrix
>metering really works. 
>> 
>
>Hi BD.  
>
>I just read your question properly and should add that with the F5
>yesterday, the shutter speed would jump from 400 to 800 (in aperture
>priority, matrix metering) when I placed the active focussing mark on a
>player with a light shirt.  To my mind that's not what you want it to
>do.  
>
>Rick Dykstra
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>