my meter expo be set at?
I always use single point metering, well, except for moving subjects which I rarely do. This is also what the camera manual says to do, use single point for stationary subjects, and dynamic area for moving subjects, more points for the fastest. D7100 manual page 71, but it's in the manual for all models. I guess I'm old fashioned, but I like to chose the point that will be in focus, rather than letting the camera just find one somewhere.
And I prefer Center Weighted metering, because I can sort of comprehend what it will do. My experience with Matrix is that it is often adversely affected by some bright area at a far edge, causing slight underexposure, but center metering is more characteristic of my actual subject that I perceive.
I am not sure but it sounds like they are talking about metering and not focus.
Oops! Sorry, that's only because of my error with page number. I should have said page 73, Heading: AF-Area Mode.
Page 73 D7100 says in part:
Single Point AF: "Use with stationary subjects."
Dynamic area AF is about moving subjects, with examples of 9 point for predictable motion, runners or race cars. 21 points for unpredictable, like players in a football game. 51 points for quickly moving, like birds. My own notion is that we are not guaranteed that the point it chooses is the point we would choose.
Seems pretty clear. And there are obvious benefits of single point on like a portrait subjects near eye, or the head of the frog, or to choose your point thin the depth of field zone, or whatever we deem is important.
i guess i'm not smart enough to grasp the ways to set my meter mode. When I hold the button and run thru the various modes, I get very few selections. Now I just wnt to set it at default but don't even know how to do that!!! Paul
i guess i'm not smart enough to grasp the ways to set my meter mode. When I hold the button and run thru the various modes, I get very few selections. Now I just wnt to set it at default but don't even know how to do that!!! Paul
Agreed. I took the question to be the same as above.I'm assuming when you shoot single point focus you're asking what metering to be set at. Generally a whole area metering works well. However, the other day I was photographing inside a restaurant with bright light outside. I used single point metering set to faces so that I would get a good exposure for them. The bright lights would cause a silhouette of the person.
Other times I will use center weighted if I'm not after the exact exposure of a given point and I don't have huge contrast between my subject and what is around them.
No clear simple answer. Experience will dictate.
I think you would be doing yourself a huge favor if you sat down and spent some serious quality-time with the User Manual for your camera.i guess i'm not smart enough to grasp the ways to set my meter mode. When I hold the button and run thru the various modes, I get very few selections. Now I just wnt to set it at default but don't even know how to do that!!!
I don't mean to be harsh but in all seriousness having read several of your posts, it's clear to me you lack a clear understanding of some of the basic functions of your camera and the terminology related to those functions, which your manual will make clear if you'll simply take the time to read and understand it. You need to grasp the basics of exposure, exposure-modes, auto-focus modes and auto-focus area-modes at the very least. This thread, and some of your previous threads, make it you clear you do not have this understanding.Biker000; you and the fish always take the tough love approach, can't say you're wrong! Paul
Biker000; you and the fish always take the tough love approach, can't say you're wrong! Paul