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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 118410" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>I guess for me, it is that old dog new tricks thing. I am not one to let a machine do the thinking for me when it comes to exposure.&nbsp; The camera's meter, no matter how sophisticated, does not know what I want to do with the scene. And quite often I do not agree with what the camera's meter says, fancy schmancy &quot;matrix&quot; metering or not. Nothing personal Nikon engineers, but you don't know what I want to do with the exposure.&nbsp; This is especially true when I shoot black and white film. I still use Ansel Adams' Zone System with black and white film. And the spotmeter with digital to get the best exposure. I am not ashamed I am woefully ignorant of most of the D700's functions because I would never use them. I have all manual AIS and AI lenses so I have no need for autofocus and unless I am in a hurry I take my time and use hand held meters and experience to arrive at the correct exposure.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="STM, post: 118410, member: 12827"] I guess for me, it is that old dog new tricks thing. I am not one to let a machine do the thinking for me when it comes to exposure. The camera's meter, no matter how sophisticated, does not know what I want to do with the scene. And quite often I do not agree with what the camera's meter says, fancy schmancy "matrix" metering or not. Nothing personal Nikon engineers, but you don't know what I want to do with the exposure. This is especially true when I shoot black and white film. I still use Ansel Adams' Zone System with black and white film. And the spotmeter with digital to get the best exposure. I am not ashamed I am woefully ignorant of most of the D700's functions because I would never use them. I have all manual AIS and AI lenses so I have no need for autofocus and unless I am in a hurry I take my time and use hand held meters and experience to arrive at the correct exposure. [/QUOTE]

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