How often do you switch to spot metering?

[abarickman]

I've started shooting about 50% of my photos in manual mode. I have also started to use spot metering more since it seems to go hand in hand with manual.

How often do you guys use spot metering and in what scenarios? Any tips on using spot metering for better photos?

[fletch]

Very rarely. I tend to use expsoure compensation where I know the evaluative metering mode will make a mistake. I use spot where the expouse of a certain part of the scene needs to be spot on such as someones face.

[candleman]

i use it as much as any of the others. 33.3333333........................................ ...........% of the time
SPOT + exposure lock when in apertutr priority mode is quite a little gem in harsh lighting situations. (either low or bright)

[kencaleno]

Metering:

Matrix/Evaluative- for scenes with Average tones, eg: landscapes

Centre-Weighted- for portraiture

Spot- for high contrast,or when the subject matters more than the surroundings

regards, Ken

[lilirishangel]

I use Metering all the time and love it... I mostly use Center and very rarely Spot.. I bounce form 6mm to 10mm on my metering

[abarickman]

Originally Posted by lilirishangel

I use Metering all the time and love it... I mostly use Center and very rarely Spot.. I bounce form 6mm to 10mm on my metering

Hi there. What do you mean about 6mm and 10mm?

[OsmosisStudios]

I actually just re-assigned my FUNC button on my camera to switch to spot metering. Helps GREATLY with portraits.

[LoveDSLR]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

I actually just re-assigned my FUNC button on my camera to switch to spot metering.

I have two buttons re-assigned for center-weighted and spot metering.

[patta]

I use spot metering by default, so maybe in 80% of my photos. It helps me to get correct exposure value at the most important point in the picture.

[OsmosisStudios]

Originally Posted by abarickman

Hi there. What do you mean about 6mm and 10mm?

With certain cameras there's the option to adjust how big the "spot" is. I know on my D80 there are 6mm, 8mm and 10mm options. This jsut determines how big the area of the image the metering system uses.