*ist-Ds Vs. K10D image quality?

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Feb 11, 2007, at 11:35 AM, John Francis wrote:

> As a matter of interest, does anyone know how the spot metering area
> of the digital bodies compares to that of the PZ-1p?  I believe that
> was 2.5% of the area (of a 24x36 frame), so I'd expect the digitals
> would be 5% if they were using the same sensor.

When I measured it for the DS body, I found that Spot pattern was  
approximately 5-6% of the total frame's area (approximately a 5-5.5  
mm diameter circle in the center of the screen). That's consistent  
with 2.5% for the PZ-1p if the Spot pattern was also 5-5.5 mm in  
diameter.

G