Spot Metering Crash Course
Sep 19, 2020 12:52:47 #
Want to get the most out of your spot meter? Did you know most people use it incorrectly?
Become a spot metering pro in less than 15 minutes:
https://youtu.be/qNBLjNFqg9A
Become a spot metering pro in less than 15 minutes:
https://youtu.be/qNBLjNFqg9A
Sep 19, 2020 13:20:36 #
Steve Perry wrote:
Want to get the most out of your spot meter? Did you know most people use it incorrectly?
Become a spot metering pro in less than 15 minutes:
https://youtu.be/qNBLjNFqg9A
Become a spot metering pro in less than 15 minutes:
https://youtu.be/qNBLjNFqg9A
Thanks. I was thinking the way you said, that the focus point and the spot meter were the same.
Sep 19, 2020 13:33:30 #
Mac wrote:
Thanks. I was thinking the way you said, that the focus point and the spot meter were the same.
That's why I went to Back Button Focusing, I want to control them separately.
Sep 19, 2020 13:46:52 #
Sep 19, 2020 13:50:26 #
Mac wrote:
Thanks. I was thinking the way you said, that the focus point and the spot meter were the same.
Happens all the time. The problem is, the camera manuals aren't really all that clear, often just giving you a percentage or measurement that means very little in the real world. After all, it's tough to judge 4mm or 1.5% of an area.
Sep 19, 2020 14:33:35 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
Mac wrote:
Thanks. I was thinking the way you said, that the focus point and the spot meter were the same.
With Nikons they are. I understand not with Canon and don’t know about others.
Sep 19, 2020 14:53:03 #
IDguy wrote:
With Nikons they are. I understand not with Canon and don’t know about others.
The spot meter follows the AF point, but it's not the same size. I think that's what he meant.
Sep 19, 2020 14:57:37 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
Steve Perry wrote:
Want to get the most out of your spot meter? Did you know most people use it incorrectly?
Become a spot metering pro in less than 15 minutes:
https://youtu.be/qNBLjNFqg9A
Become a spot metering pro in less than 15 minutes:
https://youtu.be/qNBLjNFqg9A
Very nice. Thank you.
Sep 19, 2020 18:43:43 #
Steve Perry wrote:
The spot meter follows the AF point, but it's not the same size. I think that's what he meant.
Exactly. When photographing a bird in a tree, through leaves and branches, there may be a way clear for the focus point but not for spot metering. That is what I didn’t understand before do now thanks to the video.
Sep 20, 2020 06:54:22 #
Sep 20, 2020 09:23:56 #
Sep 20, 2020 13:11:23 #
Excellent video Mr. Perry. I had a Pentax 1 degree spot meter when I was into b&w film photography. I sold it when I began to work with digital and yes, I was also assuming that the size of the focus bracket and the spot meter were the same.
I use spot meter often and I am going to call myself an "experienced shooter." The spot meter follows the same principle of meters in general, they average what they "see" to a middle tonality, so called 18 % gray. Matrix is a little bit more complicated as an intelligent computerized meter. We know it divides the subject in multiple areas and we know it tends to compensate the exposure. In a great proportion of cases it does a great job but it fails miserably under challenging lighting conditions.
With spot meter or center weighted metering the photographer is in control. Knowing how the meter behaves is of paramount importance to good exposures.
Once again, it is an excellent video and I thank you for your efforts educating others in photography.
I use spot meter often and I am going to call myself an "experienced shooter." The spot meter follows the same principle of meters in general, they average what they "see" to a middle tonality, so called 18 % gray. Matrix is a little bit more complicated as an intelligent computerized meter. We know it divides the subject in multiple areas and we know it tends to compensate the exposure. In a great proportion of cases it does a great job but it fails miserably under challenging lighting conditions.
With spot meter or center weighted metering the photographer is in control. Knowing how the meter behaves is of paramount importance to good exposures.
Once again, it is an excellent video and I thank you for your efforts educating others in photography.
Sep 20, 2020 17:56:28 #
Sep 21, 2020 12:03:49 #
Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, more to come :)
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