Beyder28 Posted May 8, 2011 Share #1 Posted May 8, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just wondering how some of you guys use the metering and it's modes on the X1? I'm just not seasoned enough to really be able to take advantage of the spot metering and center weighted at the appropriate times and almost always leave it on evaluative. Wanted to hear what modes some of you use, how and for what situations. I'm hoping the answers will lead to some people (like me) learning something new from experienced shooters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 Hi Beyder28, Take a look here Metering on the X1. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lykaman Posted May 9, 2011 Share #2 Posted May 9, 2011 Why not run your own test and enhance your learning curve, Use a statue or something within a garden and take some pictures on all 3 metering settings also use exposure bracketing. Each shot is different & my lighting might be totally different therefore my settings would not really transfer and possibly not be effective on your X1 and individual situations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyder28 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted May 9, 2011 I guess I may not have phrased my question properly. Basically, I don't know which situations call for which particular metering modes. I know what spot metering means on paper but don't know how and when to apply it in real life situations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lykaman Posted May 9, 2011 Share #4 Posted May 9, 2011 Hi, I use Spot when I want the subjecy exposed correctly and I do not care about the surrounding areas because I will be cropping to the Spot area. Evaluative will give an overall exposure but not perfect but mostly acceptable for general outdoor work. Centre W" will give as it says more controlled exposure when say shooting a house. Hope this info helps, experience is the best tutor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted May 9, 2011 Share #5 Posted May 9, 2011 Spot metering is used when you have a subject in the frame which is lit quite differently from the rest of the scene, for example a performer on stage - if you use the other modes the camera will try to gauge correct exposure for the whole scene which is probably dimly lit apart from the stage, and you'll end up with an overexposed/blown out image. Instead, you would 'spot meter' for the performer under the stage lights and hopefully end up with a correctly exposed image showing the performer correctly exposed and the rest of the scene rendered dark/underexposed. Another example could be taking a photo of someone against the light, spot meter on them to avoid under exposure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted May 9, 2011 Share #6 Posted May 9, 2011 With spot metering you are pointing at some spot telling the camera: “Here’s a spot with a brightness corresponding to a middle grey (like that of a grey card); choose an exposure so that its image will also have a brightness corrsponding to a middle grey.” With (center weighted) average metering you are telling the camera that on average, the brightness of the scene does correspond to that of a middle grey, so the exposure should be chosen such that the average brightness will correspond to a middle grey in the eventual image. With evaluative/matrix metring you let the camera figure it out for itself. The camera can take into account all parts of the scene individually and try to find a compromise between an optimal exposure values for the brightest and darkest areas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk60091 Posted May 9, 2011 Share #7 Posted May 9, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just wondering how some of you guys use the metering and it's modes on the X1? I'm just not seasoned enough to really be able to take advantage of the spot metering and center weighted at the appropriate times and almost always leave it on evaluative. Wanted to hear what modes some of you use, how and for what situations. I'm hoping the answers will lead to some people (like me) learning something new from experienced shooters. i usually use the multifield metering mode it seems to give me the best exposures... you can also bracket your exposures +2 to -2 (in 1/3 stop increments) if you aren't sure of the situation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelb Posted May 9, 2011 Share #8 Posted May 9, 2011 i usually use the multifield metering mode it seems to give me the best exposures... you can also bracket your exposures +2 to -2 (in 1/3 stop increments) if you aren't sure of the situation Wow! 15 exposures for each keeper, hope you have plenty of memory and battery life. Surely better to select best mode for the sutuation. Impossible to bracket for the decisive moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk60091 Posted May 9, 2011 Share #9 Posted May 9, 2011 Wow! 15 exposures for each keeper, hope you have plenty of memory and battery life. Surely better to select best mode for the sutuation. Impossible to bracket for the decisive moment. No you misunderstood me. I was pointing out to the OP that if he was unsure of exposure he could bracket and the range was from +2 to -2 in 1/3 stops we have had this discussion in this forum previously... i think the thread ran for a couple of weeks.... now with my familiarity w/the x1 (and there is a learning curve) i only bracket in the most extreme of exposures ( imagine a histogram in this shape /V\ ) agreed for the decisive moment- bracketing is impossible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyder28 Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted May 10, 2011 Thanks guys, I am starting to understand it a bit better. Another question is what do you mean by bracketing based on saturation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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