While testing the X-T1 for my forthcoming review—which is over 4,500 words and counting—something interesting about Fujifilm’s metering was brought to my attention. I’m typically not a big spot metering person, but understanding how it behaves is certainly of value when it comes time to use it. Fujifilm’s spot metering (and as it turns out, centre-weighted metering) behaves in a way I didn’t expect. With my previous camera system, the “spot” metering is based on is the user-chosen autofocus point. This makes perfect sense from a user-experience perspective; I’ve set my camera’s metering mode to spot, and I’m choosing where I want the camera to focus. Logic suggests that is also where I’d like the camera to meter from. Fujifilm cameras, on the other hand, seem to disregard the chosen AF point, and instead meter based on the centre of the frame. No matter what. I guess the camera presumes that whatever is in the centre of the frame is what you’d like to set your exposure to……

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Fuji vs. Fuji Fuji X-T1 Fujifilm Metering