The 2S meter display can be dark, sometimes because the users finger is covering
the little white window on the front of the top cover. This window lets light
in
to illuminate the LCD.
John
Shawn Wright wrote:
> On 6 Nov 98 at 19:58, Richard Ross wrote:
>
> > >I also looked at the OM-2S ($300, not 260 as I thought), but found the
> > >meter
> > >hard to read on the side of the display. I also though there was something
> > >wrong with it, until I realized it was on program mode! (shutter speed
> > >would
> > >"stick"). How does the spot work? Is it an instantaneous reading whenever
> > >in
> > >manual mode?
> >
> > Yes - think of it as a *very* centre weighted meter - it reads the area of
> > the microprism spot, approx. Each segment of the bar graph is 1/3 stop, so
> > you can use it to get an idea of the contrast of your subject.
> Thanks. Although the 2S would make a good companion to my 4T, I can't really
> justify this amount for a backup body, so I'll probably keep an OM-10 for now.
>
> > >I looked at the 21/3.5 and 24/2.8. I loved both of these lenses, but the
> > 24 is
> > >a SC version, and quite worn. The 21 is MC, but has a few cleaning marks
> > on the
> > >front element. If I can manage the cost, I will try for the 21 I think. Are
> > >there times when a 21 is too wide for landscapes?
> >
> > Yes, and there are times when a 24 is too narrow :-) Were I you, I would
> > go for the 21. It's a terrific lens, and can give a real feeling of being
> > *in* the landscape. I can't do better than echo the advice in the Oly Lens
> > Handbook which says something like "compose the picture, and then take one
> > step forward". It works - that's the best bit of advice I ever read re
> > super wides. I have a b/w shot of Castlerigg Stone Circle, up in the Lake
> > District of northern England, taken with the 21. I crouched, close up to
> > one of the stones, to take the shot - the foreground has a group of what
> > seem to be huge standing stones and then there's the rest of the circle and
> > the surrounding hills in the background. The pic is on my living room wall.
> > A few years later I went back to Castlerigg, and was a bit surprised at how
> > *small* the stones are! So in other words, the 21 is capable of producing
> > some quite dramatic effects but without distortion, and it has tremendous
> > depth of field. I love it :-) There are two examples of it on my (so far
> > rather small, but I'm working on it) gallery page
> >
> > http://www.nildram.co.uk/rhdesign/gallery/index.htm
> >
> > "Skye Trees" and "East Lynn Woods" are both taken with the 21.
> Thanks - I saw these last week and very much liked the effect. I am sold on
> the
> 21 now...
> What paper did you print these two shots on? Are they toned? What did you use
> for the diffusion effect on Skye Trees? I very much like this effect. I
> recently tried some diffusion by shooting about the 1/3 of the exposure with
> the enlarger focus shifted, lens wide open. I like the effect I got, but it's
> not quite how I wanted it - your Skye Trees is much more like what I was
> aiming
> for.
>
> ========================
> Shawn Wright
> Computer Systems Manager
> Shawnigan Lake School
> 250-743-6240
> swright@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
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