On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:14:27 -0000, "Tony Mills" wrote:

>I'm looking for an AF 35mm slr, reasonable spec, but with 'very accurate'
>metering. Any suggestions, please.

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Depends on what you mean by "very accurate"...;-)
If you mean one that can get you within 1/2 stop
of "correct" on slide film much of the time, in
ordinary lighting conditions, most can do this;
if you mean one that can get you within 1/4 stop
of ideal on slide film (my standard...;-), casually,
regardless of lighting, colors, lenses used, etc.,
none can do this (though the F5 may come closest...).
Accurate for me: the F3, 8008, FA, F100, etc. Nikons
with the "center patch" metering pattern (inaccurately
described as "center-weighted"...) which have been
calibrated in 2-3 very different light levels against
known camera meters that can expose 100-ASA slide
film consistently well, when used with lenses that
have standard wide-open-to-other-stop speed-change
relationships, in manual non-Matrix mode - these work
well if one also account for the errors introduced
by metering strong-colored or non-middle-tone
subjects that occupy much of the frame area...
If you use color negative materials, rate them
slow by 2/3rds stop, and 'most any camera's meter
will do...;-)