Subject:	Clarification: Aperture Priority Mode
Author:	DrCraig
Date:	6/12/2002 9:50:39 PM
Message:

What I mean is I was using the whole metering field (the N6006 has 5 segments vs the F100/N90/N80's with 9) to establish which aperture to use. In aperture priority mode, meter on a blue water region, adjust aperture until the meter is happy, no "clicks" postive or negative. Once again similar to the higher end newer cameras, you can select the multi-segment metering, center weighted (about 25% of the field) or spot metering (about 5%).

Thinking about it more during the day, I don't think that multi-segment metering vs center weighted or spot would have made much difference as I meter into as much blue area as I can, ie there is no significant difference in light values across the field while metering.

In theory, if there was a large "darker" area in the field (say a whacking big rock or overhang) using the multi-segment metering, the camera might suggest a larger aperture to allow exposure within that dark area, but as this is not the case it shouldn't have made a difference.

I'll try exposing the film at around ISO 150 next weekend when I am in Jacksonville, and see how that goes.

BTW: Saw your reply on the D2D board. Thanks. Pity I am not going to make it to the FG's trip this year, getting married kinda chewed up the money :-P

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Memory excercises and many thanks... (3)

DrCraig

6/11/2002 10:09:51 PM

Some suggestions (+) (2)

drdread

6/12/2002 4:20:48 PM

Clarification: Aperture Priority Mode (1)

DrCraig

6/12/2002 9:50:39 PM

Spot metering... (0)

scorpio_fish

6/18/2002 12:03:29 PM

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