Evaluative or centre weighted
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Most of the time I use evaluative, but I use centre-weighted or spot metering depending on the light conditions. If you're doing something tricky, like shooting out of a dark room through a window to a bright outside you'll probably need to switch metering mode, but evaluative should be good for most consistent light situations.
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I tend to use evaluative most (mainly because I forget to change it).
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Matrix or evaluative is like taking a few dozen spot meter readings, interpreting them with a lifetime of knowledge, and applying the the right settings in the blink of an eye.
I always double check the histogram if the conditions look difficult, or even take a quick incident light reading, but I never fail to be amazed at how good the basic matrix reading is.
I always double check the histogram if the conditions look difficult, or even take a quick incident light reading, but I never fail to be amazed at how good the basic matrix reading is.
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Same as most here, stuck in Matrix mainly ...I use the histogram and highlight tool as my light meter fine tune nowadays and adjust accordingly.
If I'm shooting for individual subject however, like robins or flying gulls for instance, I'll go spot or centre weighted depending on size or/and other stuff...
If I'm shooting for individual subject however, like robins or flying gulls for instance, I'll go spot or centre weighted depending on size or/and other stuff...
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I use partial mostly... Though the fact manufacturers they include all the other options shows the need for them in special circumstances. The one I have least success with is evaluative, perhaps because it makes the decisions and so is least controllable.
When I used a hand meter I mostly used incident light, as it pegs the highlights and works what ever the background colour or situation.
The histogram is very useful, especially if you remember it basically counts how many pixels there are at each value and displays them as a graph. E.g. a dark subject should have most pixels showing on the left of the graph, so mostly, it is not helpful to change the exposure to move them to the right.
When I used a hand meter I mostly used incident light, as it pegs the highlights and works what ever the background colour or situation.
The histogram is very useful, especially if you remember it basically counts how many pixels there are at each value and displays them as a graph. E.g. a dark subject should have most pixels showing on the left of the graph, so mostly, it is not helpful to change the exposure to move them to the right.
