RE: Step-down metering

2001-02-25 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Peter Smith asks: > I find because of the image dimming my eyesight is incapable of fully > appreciating the depth of focus in the viewfinder image. *nod* And it's even worse through a red filter... > Therefore the DOF > button is useless to me. I know many correspondents here regard this > f

RE: Step-down metering

2001-02-23 Thread Dan Scott
Peter wrote: >Therefore the DOF >button is useless to me. I know many correspondents here regard this >feature as essential - but can they actually use it. When is it most >useful? (macro work I assume). I personally would be interested in other's >views. > >Regards > >Peter > Hi Peter, I use

RE: Step-down metering

2001-02-23 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:16:47 -, Peter Smith wrote: >I find because of the image dimming my eyesight is incapable of fully >appreciating the depth of focus in the viewfinder image. Therefore the DOF >button is useless to me. I know many correspondents here regard this >feature as essential -

RE: Step-down metering

2001-02-23 Thread Provencher, Paul M.
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RE: Step-down metering

2001-02-23 Thread Peter Smith
Bill Peifer wrote: >It's often impossible to focus your lens at reduced aperture (not enough >light to see the scene >clearly), so you may have to set the aperture wide open in order to focus, >then stop it down to meter and shoot. Someone on the list noted that you >can think of stop-down meter

Step-down metering

2001-02-22 Thread martin tammer
I've noticed on some older lenses, particularly longer ones, it says not automatic and step-down metering required. What exactly does this mean and how does this work? thnx- martin __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you wa