Digital BW, The Print

Steve Kale wrote:
> I should add though that one of the bigger issues facing digital cameras is
> their exposure/metering systems.  Designed for film these systems have not
> made the transition to exposing for the linear nature of a chip.  They still
> meter for a "middle grey" - not necessarily 18% but still a middle grey of
> some sort.  The manufacturers still have a leg in either camp.  Their
> metering is film centric while the capture plane is digital.  The sooner the
> two are properly aligned the better.  In my humble opinion, a change here
> will do more for 35mm digital quality than a few more pixels.
> 
> 

Nikon's headed that way. The Color Matrix II meters are clearly designed 
for digital, although the higher-end version is merely a variant on the 
older 1005 pixel Color Matrix meter from the F5.

-Adam