The Confused Photographer's Guide to On-Camera Spotmetering

Great leaps in exposure control seem to happen every thirty years or so. The early 1930s gave birth to the electric luminance meter, the early 1960s gave birth to the off-camera spotmeter, and in the early 1990s on-camera spotmeters, that are the most versatile light measurement tools ever invented, became an integral part of mainstream cameras. Unfortunately, due to the lack of any simplified literature on this subject, very few photographers can use this powerful feature effectively. This book, through its simplified, practical, and easy-to-follow illustrative approach, teaches the application of this concept to the creative and the demanding photographer. After reading this book, the photographer will be able to determine the correct exposure for any subject that can be metered and enables the photographer to previsualize the resulting image before taking the picture. To help many photographers, this book includes cheat sheets for some popular cameras including Nikon N90, N70, N6006, Pentax PZ1p, ZX-5N Canon EOS Rebel series, EOS Elan II E, Minolta Maxxum 700si, and 500si. Book jacket.