In article <321EA5B3.7995@mail.idt.net>, davesh19@mail.idt.net says...
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>My Bob Neuman wrote:
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>> In article <01bb8dc7$2821e960$c33acbc7@dima>, dima@mse.mhs.compuserve.com
>> says...
>> >Bob Neuman wrote in article
>> ><4v62kl$oi9@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>...
>> >
>> >> Uh, the "s" spot meter causes a "dead" center in the center-weighted
>> >> meter area
>> >
>>
>> >What exactly do you mean, a 'dead' center? Do you mean that the center
>> >(spot) area is not included in the center-weighted metering? If so, where
>> >does this info comes from? (I mean I think you're wrong here...)
>>
>> I mean just that! Try moving the 8008s so as to move a bare light bulb
>> with a dark background across the screen, after metering the bulb inside
>> the large circle in the finder, but away from the center. You will find
>> that most of the meter sensitivity is in a "doughnut", roughly centered
>> on the screen, with the small center and the area outside the large circle
>> being relatively "dead" - not a meter pattern that I would choose to use!
>> Hope This Helps

>I disagree with the implication that ALL 8008s cameras have
>a dead spot.
>
>Mine, S/N 3140173, when scanned across a bright spot, e.g. lightbulb,
>from top to bottom, left to right, or diagonals, gives a meter reading
>that is exactly what I expect from spot. It indicates, in the viewfinder,
>from more than -2.0 right up to 0 then back to -2.0 with no bumps,
>hiccups, or discontinuities. a nice clean spot.
>
>If your camera exhibits the symptoms you describe, have the exposure
>system repaired by Nikon. But, what you describe is not applicable to my
>8008s!

Uh, read what I said again:
>> >> Uh, the "s" spot meter causes a "dead" center in the center-weighted
>> >> meter area [...]
The dead center is in the *center-weighted* patch, which becomes a
"doughnut". BTW, the person who first questioned this when I said it,
checked it, and found the same thing I did. The 8008 doesn't do this,
which is why I prefer it.
Hope This Helps