I´m happy to see you´ve liked the way I use this camera.
You´ll see how you control the scene as you want.
Dave
Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> > I find Olympus Om4Ti spot meter the best tool
> >from this camera. After reading a lot of Zone System, I
> >find useless shadow and highlight butons. Let me explain!
> >When you´re going to take one photo, you should examine
> >at first its contrast, searching for high and shadow zones.
> >You could use your spot to select them and see how many
> >stops are between them. Now select your target with
> >your spot meter and use your compensation dial to locate
> >this zone into IV, V, VI or whatever zone you want! Knowing
> >where is your darkest zone and where you´ve located your
> >target you can do your previsualization into your brain
> >like if you´ve already taken your photo. Once you´ve made
> >this, you can see if your highlights are going to be too
> >overexposed in some critical areas. Now use AE-lock and
> >be prepared to take several shots of your subject without
> >thinking about exposure changes over the session. Remember,
> >use spot in combination with exposure compensation dial.
> >Spot meters always selects a 18 0ray, and your compensation
> >dial locates this zone into another one.
> > When do I use multispot metering? When I started with
> >my camera... It´s useless using it to select many zones,
> >because this doesn´t let you create. I only find it very
> >useful when it´s hard difficult to give more emphasis to
> >one subject (2:1, 3:1, etc) But if you know something about
> >zone system, you´ll also find this tool useless.
> > Why do I find so atractive E-10? 1potmeter, +- 3
> >exposure compensation, AE-lock, and the best tool for
> >me, image histogram. With this tool, you´ll be able to
> >see if you are loosing details in shadows and highlights
> >and in what quantity. It´s no so handy like our lady in black!
> >but it´s a new begining, isn´t it?
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >Dave
> >
> I never thought of using the compensation dial as a tool to adjust
> the zone placement. That is simply brilliant. Thank you, Dave.
>
> Winsor
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