In article <01bbfbad$fb5cd660$c54561ce@tima.com>, ronk@tima.com says...

>ROBMURR wrote in article
><19970106042500.XAA16110@ladder01.news.aol.com>...

>: That is the secret to great exposure. Use your head! Cameras can
>: do a lot but not everything. I prefer to use center weighted
>: metering and adjust my exposures after thinking about them. Kind of
>: like a big spot meter. Rarely do I have to toss a slide out due to
>: bad exposure. good luck to you.

> It dosn't matter whether you'r using Matrix or Center Weighted,
>you'r going to have to learn your meter's characteristics. And yes,
>you will have to learn to use your head. Probably not as much with
>the Matrix meter as with the center weighted. That's what the CPU in
>the Matrix metered camera does. And when it does give a bad exposure
>it probably won't be off nearly as much as the center weighted meter
>will be.

Hmmm, I'm with ROBMURR... With center-weighted (or spot, but that is
more difficult/awkward/time-consuming to use properly), there is some
direct relationship between the indicated exposure information and
light values in the subject - but with Matrix ("roll-o'-th'-dice" ;-)
metering, an unknown algorithm is applied, removing predictability
(and the ability to learn from mistakes...). I also use center-patch
metering pattern with manual metering (and a little thought...), and
average maybe 10 minor slide-exposure failures in 50 rolls or so...
(MUCH better success rate than when I try AE and/or Matrix exposures).
Hope This Helps