Użytkownik Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >IMHO the advances in TTL metering are attempts to become as good as quality >hand-held meters.
Of course It\'s also MHO that multi segment metering calculates an >xposure that is correct most of the time but not every time, and the >photographer isn\'t likely to know just what skew the meter\'s interpretive >feature has put on the exposure. By all means - that's why I dislike using the matrix metering. I really dislike the feeling of being unsure of both the factors the matrix takes into account and the final results. I prefer using c/w and spot metering. OTOH a hand-held meter used with >experience and skill gets the correct exposure every time, and its workings >are completely transparent. Centre-weighted averaging TTL is almost as good >as external metering if you use manual exposure or a memory-lock in auto, it >is arguably even better when a very long lens is up front. Absolutely. IMHO external meters outperform any built-in meter in terms of the precision of metering, reliablity and consistence of results. Especially incident light meters... > >TTL metering is for speed of working where that\'s essential, or convenience >whether to avoid the purchase of an external meter or to carry less gear. >It\'s a compromise whose price is ultimate accuracy. Of course. It seems that you've gotten me wrong. What I want to say is that one doesn't buy such a modern and well-equipped camera only to buy the external meter and leave the 16-segment meter aside. > >It\'s unreasonable to expect full backwards compatability from a CHEAP camera >like the *ist, which is chock-full of bells and whistles for first time 35mm >SLR users or those prepared to accept limitations when using obsolete >lenses. At least you\'d be able to use those lenses. Then what about the MZ-6? It is also full of features, it's even cheaper that the *ist, it's also destined for the amateur market, yet the compatibility is maintained. No, I don't agree with you - it's the Pentax strategy that has changed. It's all about decreasing the 2nd-hand market and selling more FA lenses(or especially the unfamous FA J lenses). Actually it's good from the marketing point of view... although those Pentax users, who are get used to the famous Pentax backward compatibility, suffer... Good luck fitting >old-mount Canon or Minolta lenses to the current bodies of those brands. >Pentax has cameras in its current lineup for old lens owners, and most >likely will have suitable future offerings when the higher level *ists (or >the mythic "New LX") come out. Yes, that's why I wrote I was waiting for the MZ-5n/3 successor. Regards Artur
