Getting frustrated with my D700

[peter_kervarec]

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<p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=137575">Peter Lawrence</a> <a href="../member-status-icons"><img title="Subscriber" src="http://static.photo.net/v3graphics/member-status-icons/sub10plus.gif" alt="" /></a>, Apr 13, 2010; 05:16 a.m.<br>

don't use center-weighted metering. One should think of it as a very crude and primitive way to meter a scene that I think Nikon still makes available on their digital SLRs only to appease "old-foggies" who grew up with center-weighted metering being the ONLY option.</p>

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<p>This is the biggest load of misinformation and absolute thoughtless rubbish I have read on these forums. Im sure there are hundreds of "old fogies" on this forum at any given time. Centre weighted was originally designed for the human face as this is usually the most important part of an image featuring a person as the subject. The CW area still approximates the human face in area but is also very useful for images that have darker or lighter peripheries or you want to create one. BTW I am an older photographer and use all metering modes probably spot the most.</p>

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<p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=2300358">Stanley Spedowski</a> <a href="../member-status-icons"><img title="Subscriber" src="http://static.photo.net/v3graphics/member-status-icons/sub4.gif" alt="" /></a>, Apr 13, 2010; 09:36 p.m.<br>

It's reasonable to assume that the people still using it have used it for a long time, and are not interested in learning anything new.</p>

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<p>Mr Spedowski and Mr Lawrence, I would be willing to bet a D700 that the people you are referring too would kick both your butts in a photo comp !</p>

[stanleys]

<p>I doubt that.</p>

[plasma181]

<p>Does anyone remember the old Canonets? There was an automatic flash mode where the focus ring was coupled to the aperture. As you focused, the aperture would open and close to let the right amount of flash light hit the film. Rarely did it fail. That was back when taking pictures was fun. </p>

[BelaMolnar]

<p>It is amassing, how little people know the technical side of photography, the function of they cameras and so on. I never heard so many stupid, or sorry falls statements, comments, like here.</p>

<p>Knowledge is power.<br /> Little knowledge is dangerous, and can be a embarrassing fact, to shown the so called clever persons stupidity, or sorry, the lack of they technical knowledge. I can imagine, the many real expert, pros, knowledgeable people laughing they head of. Like one of my friend whom said, he reading this articles to have fun, to have a good laugh.</p>

[scott_murphy_photography]

<p>I find it more than a little suspect that Peter Lawrence considers us old fogies to be stuck in the "center weighted" mode, and has no images on his page after 10+ years. I suspect Peter is a "talking" photographer instead of a "walking" photographer, whose work is not up to par with the usual images on this site.</p>

[ShunCheung]

<p>I am afraid that the useful part of this discussion is way over. Closing the thread.</p>