F5 matrix metering

Matt5791

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• Aug 22, 2006

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I have been told that something like a wedding dress (presumably occupying say a third of the frame or something) can fool the matrix metering in the Nikon f5 - is this someone talking rubbish?

I would have thought so, especially with colour negative film.

Any thoughts?
Thanks.

 

Chan Tran

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• Aug 22, 2006

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I think it can. Actually I don't think it's fooled by such thing but it rather tries to set and exposure in such a way that the dress won't be burned out.

 

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• Aug 22, 2006

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I haven't found that to be the case.... the meter is reading the color of the dress,
so it KNOWS its white. Unless the camera isn't set up properly, in a mode that isn't using the RGB mode.

Dunno. But it would be interesting to know the full details.

 

Anupam Basu

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• Aug 22, 2006

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Matt5791 said:

I have been told that something like a wedding dress (presumably occupying say a third of the frame or something) can fool the matrix metering in the Nikon f5 - is this someone talking rubbish?

I would have thought so, especially with colour negative film.

Any thoughts?
Thanks.

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It's easy to verify. See the exposure reading of the matrix meter and then switch to spot and take a couple of careful meter readings and verify if the matrix was correct.

-A