Hard-to-find information
about your camera's spotmeter (Partial Meter) |
Camera's make and model |
A distinct spot circle/frame in the
viewfinder with the standard screen
(A Must have for accurate manual metering) |
Diameter of the spotmetering / partial
metering circle (region / frame) in mm |
Percent area of viewfinder region
occupied by the spot circle (frame / region) |
Angle of measure (acceptance) in degrees (° ) with a 50 mm lens |
| Nikon N90 / N90s (N-90) |
YES |
3.00 mm |
0.82 % |
3.44° |
| Nikon N70 /F70 (N-70/F-70) |
YES |
3.00 mm |
0.82 % |
3.44° |
| Pentax 645N (Medium format) |
YES |
6.00 mm |
1.00% |
N/A |
| Nikon N6006 |
YES |
3.50 mm |
1.11 % |
4.00° |
| Nikon 8008s |
YES |
3.50 mm |
1.11 % |
4.00° |
| Nikon N80 |
NO |
4.00 mm |
1.50 % |
4.60° |
| Nikon D1 Digital |
NO |
4.00 mm |
1.50 % |
4.60° |
| Nikon F100 (F-100) |
NO |
4.00 mm |
1.50 % |
4.60° |
| Nikon F5 |
NO |
4.00 mm |
1.50 % |
4.60° |
| Olympus OM-4TI (OM4TI) |
YES |
4.70 mm |
2.00 % |
5.40° |
| Olympus OM-3TI (OM3TI) |
YES |
4.70 mm |
2.00 % |
5.40° |
| Olympus OM2000 |
YES |
4.70 mm |
2.00 % |
5.40° |
| Pentax ZX-5N |
YES |
5.00 mm |
2.30 % |
5.80° |
| Canon EOS 3 |
YES |
5.00 mm |
2.30 % |
5.80° |
| Nikon F4s |
YES |
5.00 mm |
2.30 % |
5.80° |
| Canon EOS 3 |
YES |
5.10 mm |
2.40 % |
5.90° |
| Pentax PZ1p |
YES |
5.24 mm |
2.50 % |
6.00° |
| Canon T-90 (T90) |
YES |
5.45 mm |
2.70 % |
6.24° |
| Minolta Maxxum 800si |
YES |
5.50 mm |
2.80 % |
6.30° |
| Minolta Maxxum 700si |
YES |
5.50 mm |
2.80 % |
6.30° |
| Minolta Maxxum STsi |
YES |
5.50 mm |
2.80 % |
6.30° |
| Minolta Maxxum 7 |
YES |
5.50 mm |
2.80 % |
6.30° |
| Minolta Maxxum 500si |
YES |
5.50 mm |
2.80 % |
6.30° |
| Canon EOS A2/A2E |
YES |
6.21 mm |
3.50 % |
7.11° |
| Canon EOS 650 |
YES |
8.50 mm |
6.50 % |
9.67° |
| Canon EOS Elan II E * (Partial) |
NO |
10.2 mm |
9.50 % |
11.68° |
| Canon EOS Elan 7/7E * (Partial) |
NO |
10.2 mm |
9.50 % |
11.68° |
| Canon EOS Rebel * (Partial) |
NO |
10.2 mm |
9.50 % |
11.68° |
| Nikon N50 (Partial) |
YES |
12.0 mm |
13.1 % |
13.69° |
| Nikon N65 (75/25 Partial) |
YES |
12.0 mm |
13.1 % |
13.69° |
| Simplified and approximate - For illustration purposes only.
Information sorted in the order of low (most accurate/SPOT) to high (least
accurate/PARTIAL) angle of measure for a 50mm lens. * These cameras do not have a
circular spot frame. Numbers are approximated |
