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Does METERING matter??


12 years 6 months ago #160032 by BOLT
If you set ISO, Aperture, shutter speed already in Manual mode or in any other mode, does metering the scene matter? I thought it did and now I'm told differently by someone else.

I thought regardless, if you have extremely bright background switching to spot metering or partial metering will significanly help with the background being over blown as the camera is trying to meter the subject in front.
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12 years 6 months ago #160035 by Rob pix4u2
If you meter the areas of the scene and set an average then yes metering does matter or you could use a hand held light meter to make sure that your scene is metered correctly
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12 years 6 months ago #160036 by Screamin Scott
Bracketing ensures you get a proper exposure...
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12 years 6 months ago #160039 by Strelle685
When you are in manual, do you adjust your settings to get the 'needle' to the middle ---0---?
If so, you are getting the same exposure that you would get in the auto modes.
That is not always (some would say 'rarely') the best choice for your exposure.

If not, then what do you do and why do you do it? There is where metering comes in.
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12 years 6 months ago #160042 by BOLT

Screamin Scott wrote: Bracketing ensures you get a proper exposure...


Yea, but does one really bracket every single shot? I don't.
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12 years 6 months ago #160043 by BOLT

Strelle685 wrote: When you are in manual, do you adjust your settings to get the 'needle' to the middle ---0---?
If so, you are getting the same exposure that you would get in the auto modes.
That is not always (some would say 'rarely') the best choice for your exposure.

If not, then what do you do and why do you do it? There is where metering comes in.


So if I am shooting M mode, doesn't really matter what metering mode I use does it?
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12 years 6 months ago #160045 by Fology
Of coarse it does, you still need to decide which to use,spot, partial because how does the camera know what you want metering
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12 years 6 months ago #160047 by Strelle685

BOLT wrote:

Strelle685 wrote: When you are in manual, do you adjust your settings to get the 'needle' to the middle ---0---?
If so, you are getting the same exposure that you would get in the auto modes.
That is not always (some would say 'rarely') the best choice for your exposure.

If not, then what do you do and why do you do it? There is where metering comes in.


So if I am shooting M mode, doesn't really matter what metering mode I use does it?


It depends whether or not you are using the camera's meter or not. For example, if you are adjusting the settings to get to ---0--- or even something close to that (using it as a reference), say +1 for example...then yes, it does matter which metering mode you use...because the metering mode you use, can affect where the needle will be on the scale.

If you are using another method of metering, like a hand held meter, or just guessing/knowing what to use, only then does the metering mode not matter.
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12 years 6 months ago #160059 by KCook

... now I'm told differently by someone else ...

Err, ask that "someone else" to 'splain what the devil they had in mind. This is a very fuzzy question for us to guess at.

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12 years 6 months ago #160066 by BOLT

KCook wrote:

... now I'm told differently by someone else ...

Err, ask that "someone else" to 'splain what the devil they had in mind. This is a very fuzzy question for us to guess at.

Kelly Cook


It was someone I have on my facebook. I really have no idea what they had in mind...which is why I thought I would ask the question here.

Thanks for everyone helping me out.
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12 years 6 months ago - 12 years 6 months ago #160074 by Screamin Scott

BOLT wrote:

Screamin Scott wrote: Bracketing ensures you get a proper exposure...


Yea, but does one really bracket every single shot? I don't.



On important shots, (like when I'm getting paid for the shoot) yes I do.....For just "snapshot" type captues, then no...
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12 years 6 months ago #160085 by butterflygirl921
do you meter with your camera's meter or a hand held meter.....i normally do it with the built in meter on my camera.
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12 years 6 months ago #160143 by TheNissanMan
I've always been told that if in full manual mode then it makes no difference whether you use spot/eval etc as you are controlling the shot by setting all the parameters which I think the OP is getting at.

I believe (although maybe wrong) that the metering aspect of the camera is only valid in anything but full manual as otherwise it wouldn't be full manual!
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12 years 6 months ago #160159 by photobod
Its a bit like saying does the aperture matter or does the speed matter, why dont we all just shoot in auto, all the options are there for all the good reasons, it gives us choice.
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12 years 6 months ago #160168 by TheNissanMan

photobod wrote: Its a bit like saying does the aperture matter or does the speed matter, why dont we all just shoot in auto, all the options are there for all the good reasons, it gives us choice.


Tad different as you have AV/TV (or Nikon equivalents) where you can control aperture or shutter speeds and let the camera control the metering, manual you control everythng. There is no wrong or right way of doing things, it's what is best for the person taking the pic. I think the OP was refering solely to whether metering is of any importance in full manual...
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