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R5/R6 Metering

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Basil Fawlty
OP Basil Fawlty Regular Member • Posts: 237
Re: R5/R6 Metering
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apersson850 wrote:

We know that. Spot metering is always in the center with these cameras. But the general idea with spot metering here is that you meter the important point, lock exposure, then re-compose as needed to take the picture.

And yes, it's true that the mirrorless do have settings that are similar to single point AF in a DSLR camera. But it's more of a fallback for diehards than the main focusing mode for the mirrorless ones.

It's not "always" in the center - that's not how it works on the flagship 1-series.  Even Rudy Winston (Canon senior tech advisor) says he wishes the spot metering on the R5 could move with the focus point and has mentioned it to their development team, and he said he isn't sure why they don't do it.

My only point was that it's something that I'd personally like to see implemented on the R5, even if it's an option you can turn off and on.  Yes, you can focus/meter and recompose, but the whole beauty of having a full screen full of focus points is so you don't have to do that.  It's simply a personal preference I would like to see.  I get it that it's not something everyone cares about, that's fine.

I also then to ask there is anything others would like to see implemented in the R5.

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