Comments on: Spot On: Camera Metering Basics http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-08/1137 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andrew S http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-08/1137#comment-34211 Andrew S Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:16:57 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-08/1137#comment-34211 Our eyeball technology limitations also do a painfully poor job of capturing the sun. <span class='jfriedl'>Not in the example given on this page... it was a touch bright, but you could look directly at it and enjoy its richness. You do have a point, but if camera technology could bridge even half of what separates it from what our eyes could do, it'd be <i>wonderful</i>. —Jeffrey</span> Our eyeball technology limitations also do a painfully poor job of capturing the sun.

Not in the example given on this page… it was a touch bright, but you could look directly at it and enjoy its richness. You do have a point, but if camera technology could bridge even half of what separates it from what our eyes could do, it’d be wonderful. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Martin Doonan http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-08/1137#comment-34200 Martin Doonan Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:41:47 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-08/1137#comment-34200 You missed (assumed knowledge) a big part about metering, although it's implied. All cameras try to plump the metered scene/spot in the middle of the range - thus the black coat has an increase in exposure. Bright scenes thus tend to be under-exposed. With instant review & histograms, spot metering is becoming increasingly irrelevant. You missed (assumed knowledge) a big part about metering, although it’s implied.
All cameras try to plump the metered scene/spot in the middle of the range – thus the black coat has an increase in exposure. Bright scenes thus tend to be under-exposed.

With instant review & histograms, spot metering is becoming increasingly irrelevant.

]]> By: Britto http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-08/1137#comment-34194 Britto Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:12:44 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-08/1137#comment-34194 Hi Jeff, the link for "the original post" is not working, probably it is pointing to a wrong link. <span class='jfriedl'>Doh! Thanks, fixed. —Jeffrey</span> Hi Jeff,
the link for “the original post” is not working, probably it is pointing to a wrong link.

Doh! Thanks, fixed. —Jeffrey

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