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Highlight Metering Demo

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ozdean
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Just a quick example of how well Highlight Metering works.

Centre Weighted

Highlight Metering

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Dean, nice example...thanks.

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flektogon
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ozdean wrote:

Just a quick example of how well Highlight Metering works.

Centre Weighted

Highlight Metering

Dean, something is weird here. That first picture (centre metering) ought to be darker (darker than the second one) as the strong light in the centre "fools" the exposure measurement - will cause the under exposure. At least all my (Pentax) cameras work like that.

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JeremieB Senior Member • Posts: 2,041
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Probably one of the most useful feature of the camera (for me at least). I leave the camera on weighted highlights metering almost all the time. For BIFs it's incredibly useful, as feathers can reflect light in unpredictable ways from one frame to the next.

Nice test !

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A pleasure Tom.

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Peter yes but on the K3III they have added the new exposure mode that meters to preserve the highlights wherever they are in the frame - highlights don't blow out and it works great IMO.

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Yes Jeremie if I shoot birds with any white on them I go straight to Highlight metering.

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