There are two types of photographers:
Those who take what the camera gives them and
those who make what their camera gives them.
What separates the two is skill!

Nikon F5 Spotmetering (spot metering) application using Farzad's simplified 5-stop Zone System for color slides, Black and White negatives, and Digital photography
(Based on Farzad's 5-stop Film / Digital zone system ©1987-2005) 

The 5-Stop Tone Ruler, the ruler for our simplified Zone System

The Confused Photographer's Guide to
Photographic Exposure and the
Simplified Zone System