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Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

06/02/2004 11:13:06 PM · #1

Can someone xplain the differences in the metering modes for the rebel. xamples would be most xcellent.

When do you use each mode, what effects does it create, etc...? All the important stuff.

Thanks for filling in a clueless one!
peace
rusia

justine

Canon EOS-50D

06/02/2004 11:44:55 PM · #2

//www.photoworkshop.com/canon/lessons_1-5.html
Have you looked at this? It might be helpful to you.

06/03/2004 08:57:04 AM · #3

thanks justine!

Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

06/03/2004 10:58:14 PM · #4

you gotta pay to be a part of the online lessons. curses!
anyone got any links to some free advice,links?

Olyuzi

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7

06/03/2004 11:09:31 PM · #5

If you're asking about the differences between centerweighted, partial and matrix what they determine is what part of the scene your camera will be metering off of and if the computer in camera is making the decisions as to exposure.

In centerweighted, the meter reading is taken from about 80% of the middle of the viewing frame. In partial, which in a Canon is about 9.5%, it's taking the meter reading from the center circle in the viewfinder. In matrix, the camera takes meter reading from the different areas and then the computer in your camera compares it with a big library of similar scenes stored in it's chip to determine the exposure.

I hope that helps.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

06/03/2004 11:13:06 PM · #6

Originally posted by Rooster:

you gotta pay to be a part of the online lessons. curses!
anyone got any links to some free advice,links?

I was able to go through the lessons and I haven't paid anything. Where did you run into problems?

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

06/03/2004 11:20:16 PM · #7

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Originally posted by Rooster:
you gotta pay to be a part of the online lessons. curses!
anyone got any links to some free advice,links?

I was able to go through the lessons and I haven't paid anything. Where did you run into problems?

I clicked on the lessons & all I got was description of the lesson. What did you do to get thru?

O, thanks!
If I choose the partial & choose one of the other AF points instead of the centre one, what will happen?
What do you shoot in? Will the matrix make the deep dof challenge better?

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/03/2004 11:38:47 PM · #8

This was spot metered on the brightest spot on the statue:

1. Because being in the sun it was so bright
2. To darken the background for that glow like effect.

Spot metering darkened the statue so that the details were visible but darkened the rest of the shot as a result.

If I had used pattern it would have sampled the surrounding areas and lightened the picture up as a whole and the statue would have been too bright.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/03/2004 11:41:49 PM · #9

Rooster- click on the name of a lesson to open the first page. Click on the numbers at the bottom of the resulting pop-up window to see subsequent pages. This is good stuff- thanks, Justine!