Ted Striker
Well-known
Does a Fuji TX-1 meter the entire scene or just the 35mm viewpoint. How about when the 30mm lens is attached?
Are special considerations needed when metering super wide shots or does the meter accurately measure light in all areas?
Are special considerations needed when metering super wide shots or does the meter accurately measure light in all areas?
Dogman
Mentor
You have a choice: average, spot, center-weighted and multi-area (matrix, whatever it's called). I've never used any mode but the multi-area, I watch the histogram and adjust exposure compensation as necessary. Works for me.
snaefell
Established
According to the manual of the XPan (which is the same, can be found here) the measurement mode of the XPan is a "centre-weighted" average reading and measures a field of approximately 20x30mm in the center of the shutter plane. This is the same for all lenses. Since the 30mm has a wider field of view, less of the image is taken into account.
This reading is pretty ok in my experience when you have enough light, with little light I tend to make two or three exposures depending on the film (slide is more critical here).
@Dogman: The question is about the TX-1 panorama camera which works with film, there is nothing like a histogram here.
Archlich
Well-known
It' center-weighted TTL, reflected off the pattern on the shutter curtain.
The default metering pattern, likely with the 45/4 attached.
Since the pattern is fixed, common sense would suggest it become a semi-spot meter with the 30/5.6 mounted.
The default metering pattern, likely with the 45/4 attached.
Since the pattern is fixed, common sense would suggest it become a semi-spot meter with the 30/5.6 mounted.
Huss
Mentor
He is talking about the pano film camera..
It center weight meters from inside the 'regular' 35mm frame lines, not the pano frame lines.
Dogman
Mentor
Oops!
XT...TX...? Sometimes life is too confusing.
XT...TX...? Sometimes life is too confusing.
Ted Striker
Well-known
OK, now I understand. I need to be far more careful metering with this camera than any other in my collection. That's a large portion of the image not metered!
Thanks everyone.
Thanks everyone.
a.noctilux
Well-known
Xpan + 30mm cover so large that in my experience bracketting is the only solution.
Good lighting may be tricky and so contrasty sometimes that I was happy having exposed ( bracketting ) when in doubt.
To bracket don't exclude accurate metering though.
Good lighting may be tricky and so contrasty sometimes that I was happy having exposed ( bracketting ) when in doubt.
To bracket don't exclude accurate metering though.