Put a K/M lens on MZ-M and you get center weighted meter. Switch to
manual mode and the bar graph it appears in the viewfinder is more
accurate and more suggestive than any match needle.
And please don't tell me a student has to cock the shutter in order
to get a grasp on photography basics...
Servus, Alin :o/
Mark wrote:
MS> I do not think any camera with any features other than match needle metering
MS> is good for a student. If I had a ZXM years ago or a Super Program I would
MS> have learned a lot less about sensitometry and judging a scene as to whether
MS> to over expose or underexpose (relative to the needle). Features are a big
MS> distraction. Multi segment metering means nothing to a student. A well
MS> schooled student should be able to go out on a sunny day using the sunny 16
MS> rule and produce good negatives shooting in changing light conditions (i.e.
MS> be able to compensate for a subject in the shade or passing cloud.). No
MS> features for the student. When they understand what they are doing then
MS> they can select the camera with the features they want.
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