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- From: jacobson@cello.hpl.hp.com (David Jacobson)
- Subject: Re: Canon 10s Vs Nikon N90, Which one?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.164916.15387@cello.hpl.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 16:49:16 GMT
- References: <1992Dec23.083347.18560@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> <1992Dec23.151933.17024@philabs.philips.com> <1992Dec23.184713.16148@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec23.184713.16148@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> acs@csri.toronto.edu (Alvin Chia-Hua Shih) writes:
- >There was a thread not too long ago about how one Nikon shooter found
- >that matrix metering didn't give exposures significantly different from
- >centre-weighted. I don't have a body that has both metering systems
- >for comparison purposes, but it would seem to make sense. Most multi-
- ^^^^^^^^^^^
- >segment metering systems *must* emphasize the centre segments because
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >the AF sensor is there. This is probably true for OTF metering too.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >When cameras can determine where the subject of interest actually is,
- >they will all be limited in this way. (The A2E certainly is a step
- >towards this.)
-
- I don't see what the AF system has to do with the metering system. On
- my 8008, anyway, the metering is all done off the focusing screen,
- while the AF is done by a sensor on the floor of the body that
- receives light that passes through the main mirror then reflects off a
- small secondary mirror, both of which move out of the way during
- exposure.
-
- And for OTF systems, clearly the sensors are different. Light isn't
- even reaching the AF sensor or the focusing screen while the exposure
- is being made.
-
- -- David Jacobson
-