Hard-to-find information about your camera's spotmeter
(spot meter / spot-meter) |
Camera's make and model |
Diameter of the spotmetering / partial
metering circle ( frame) in mm |
Percent area of viewfinder region occupied
by the spot circle (frame) |
Angle of measure (acceptance) in degrees (° ) with a 50 mm lens |
| Nikon N90 / N90s (N-90) |
3.00 mm |
0.82 % |
3.44° |
| Nikon N70 /F70 (N-70/F-70) |
3.00 mm |
0.82 % |
3.44° |
| Nikon N8008s |
3.50 mm |
1.11 % |
4.00° |
| Nikon N6006 |
3.50 mm |
1.11 % |
4.00° |
| Nikon F5 |
4.00 mm |
1.50 % |
4.60° |
| Nikon F100 (F-100) |
4.00 mm |
1.50 % |
4.60° |
| Olympus OM-4TI (OM4TI) |
4.70 mm |
2.00 % |
5.40° |
| Olympus OM-3TI (OM3TI) |
4.70 mm |
2.00 % |
5.40° |
| Olympus OM2000 |
4.70 mm |
2.00 % |
5.40° |
| Pentax ZX-5N |
5.00 mm |
2.30 % |
5.80° |
| Canon EOS 1n |
5.00 mm |
2.30 % |
5.80° |
| Nikon F4s |
5.00 mm |
2.30 % |
5.80° |
| Pentax PZ1p |
5.24 mm |
2.50 % |
6.00° |
| Canon T-90 (T90) |
5.45 mm |
2.70 % |
6.24° |
| Minolta Maxxum 800si |
5.50 mm |
2.80 % |
6.30° |
| Minolta Maxxum 700si |
5.50 mm |
2.80 % |
6.30° |
| Minolta Maxxum 500si |
5.50 mm |
2.80 % |
6.30° |
| Canon EOS A2/A2E * |
6.21 mm |
3.50 % |
7.11° |
| Canon EOS Elan II E * |
10.2 mm |
9.50 % |
11.68° |
| Canon EOS Rebel series * |
10.2 mm |
9.50 % |
11.68° |
| Nikon N50 |
12.0 mm |
13.1 % |
13.69° |
| Simplified and approximate - For illustration
purposes only. Information sorted in the order of low (most accurate) to high (least
accurate) angle of measure for a 50mm lens. * These cameras do not have a circular spot
area. Numbers are approximated |
