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Feb 21^st, 2013 at 7:56pm

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Hello, I have been experimenting with different metering types for taking pictures of flying aircraft and still have not been able to find the best. The only one that has a slight advantage that I can see is spot metering. What is your favorite metering type?

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Reply #1 - Feb 22^nd, 2013 at 2:08pm

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I tend to go for spot metering too. Matrix metering just underexposes the darker/underside of any aircraft in flight.

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Reply #2 - Feb 22^nd, 2013 at 7:27pm

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Hmm, I don't have matrix. How well does partial metering work?

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Reply #3 - Feb 23^rd, 2013 at 2:12am

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c130lover wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2013 at 7:27pm:

Hmm, I don't have matrix. How well does partial metering work?

You don't have matrix and I don't have partial.............Looks like we need a third subscriber to this thread.... Grin

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Reply #4 - Feb 24^th, 2013 at 1:43pm

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They're all explained pretty well here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metering_mode

Nikons have Matrix, Canons have partial. Not sure about anything else Tongue

If you're good at keeping the aircraft in the centre of the frame, and want the camera to meter to expose the aircraft then spot is the one for you. Personally, I normally use partial just in case I lose the aircraft off the centre.

I sometimes use centre-weighted average if I want to avoid blowing the sky out to achieve more detail on the aircraft and background

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Reply #5 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 1:50am

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I, on the other hand, usually just keep it in manual. Tongue

I try to expose in such a way that I wont loose the shadows, and usually turn highlight priority on so I don't lose as much of the bright areas, in addition to shooting RAW + in a flatter picture style.

However, I havn't done too terribly much aircraft photography, so you should probably listen to Mich. Wink

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