Canon Metering Modes -- Which Is Best?

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brg5658 Pillar of the Community United States 627 Posts	Posted 02/24/2012 10:04 am I'm just wondering which of the available light metering modes people use when shooting coins. Many of my coins are in slabs, and even those that I shoot raw, the coin is quite a different surfaces from the background I use (usually either a black or white sheet of paper). I have gone between the "Partial" and the "Center Weighted" modes, with further EV adjustments using the LiveView EV meter. What are people's thoughts? What metering method do you use? For some additional info: I'm shooting with a Canon 50D and a Canon T2i, both in Aperture Priority modes. Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 02/24/2012 1:43 pm I use spot metering Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 02/24/2012 1:58 pm I've used Spot Metering from day one. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 02/24/2012 11:48 pm I've been using Partial Metering on the T2i, though I don't see any advantage vs Spot. Just avoid evaluative and center average since you generally don't care about the background...Ray Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 02/25/2012 4:20 pm I generally don't use the meter except in evaluative mode, I usually rely on manual settings anyways when shooting coins. I also have a really high end light meter that I can check the exposure out with, but if you shoot to computer it shouldn't really matter much as you can check your exposure on screen, always shoot RAW so adjustments after the fact are simple. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
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