Aaron, I think the reason I asked the question like that is I keep hearing members of the list talk about the meter in situations that aren't related to low light sensitivity or metering OTF - In normal lighting. So I have been trying to find out if I have been deprived all these years. The low light sensitivity isn't an area where I would really benefit right now, but I wanted to know if my MZ-S's or my old PZ-1p's weren't going to meter as well center weighted as the LX (normal lighting - SS faster than 1/15). I don't know if this is making sense or not.
When I held the LX and fiddled with it, I didn't get any wonderful feeling like "Oh, I've got to get me one of these!" I didn't particularly care for the meter display method and just didn't get the excitement that many have talked about. I know, I know, it's just me. I have been aware of the OTF capability from way back when the Olympus OM-2 came out, but that isn't an area where I really work much. But when people talk about the wonderful meter and they are *not* talking about the low light stuff, that IS an area that I am interested in. Until Mike Johnston stated that many camera meters are not very reliable and accurate, I felt that the bodies I have and have used did just fine with center weighted metering. So I am just trying to find out under what conditions (other than low light) my MZ-S's will fail me and an LX would not. Make sense? Thanks, Bruce Dayton Saturday, January 12, 2002, 2:38:08 PM, you wrote: AR> On Friday, January 11, 2002, at 04:04 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> Aaron, >> >> Guess I phrased that badly. Other than low light *usage* (sensitivity >> and reaction-shutter), isn't it just a normal center weighted meter? AR> It's a nice, accurate, centre weighted meter. What I was trying to say AR> was that the low light stuff was exactly why I like it so much. I feel AR> your question is like asking "other than the small size and sharp lenses AR> and build quality, what's so good about a Leica?" The sensitivity and AR> OTF nature of the meter are precisely what I value about the LX. The AR> interchangeable finders are good, too, but the meter makes the camera AR> for me. AR> -Aaron AR> - AR> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, AR> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to AR> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
