William Robb mused: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Whittingham" > Subject: Re: Stop Down Metering on K, M, LX > > > > > Well if you cannot trust open aperture metering and feel it > > nescessary to use > > the lens stopped down for accuracy then who's to say how the camera > > would > > perform when set to the exposure reading from an external meter? > > You have to > > have some faith in the equipment you use, don't you? > > External meters excel in conditions that give built in meters fits. > The most accurate way to measure the light falling on the subject. > Built in meters are measuring what is reflected off the subject, and > are easily fooled. > > William Robb
Oh, I don't think it's the *meter* that's fooled; it has a very good understanding of just what the reflected light level turns out to be. The foolishness comes if the operator assumes this should be taken as the value for setting the exposure, without applying any corrections. There's an exposure compensation setting on the camera for a reason. Failing to use it is just as stupid as failing to focus or frame.
