gary voth Posted May 10, 2002 Share Posted May 10, 2002 What Shun says is mostly true, though the nostalgia buff in me must point out that the Canon New F-1 had a spot metering option in 1980 (the metering pattern was selectable via changing the screens), and the original Canon F-1 had a "fat spot" meter going back to 1970. There were probably others too. Oddly enough, I don't think the Pentax "Spotmatic" series ever had a spot meter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squareframe Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 the best approach is to not rely on any system dependencies, but to understand the fundamentals of exposure and compensate accordingly. I suppose if you only use Canon 35mm and plan to do so for the rest of your days, then the investment in Canon arcanum might be worthwhile. migrate to large-format, medium-format, the new Contax, or handheld Sekonic and you suddenly feel uncomfortably unsure. learn the basics, apply it, and enjoy the consistent results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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