With OMs, centre and shoot. The aperture information from the lens is how
many stops from full open, not what the f stop actually is. So the 2X will
give 2 stops less to the TTL meter. It reads correctly.
Foxy
>This brought up a question that I've always wanted to know about
>teleconverters. I use an OM-1(n) camera, do the teleconverters
>automatically account for the shift in aperture in transmitting
>the information to the OM-1(n) body? In other words, when a
>teleconverter is mounted, should I continue to use the "center
>the needle and shoot" method or must I do some mental compensation
>for the loss of light (i.e., center the needle first, then open
>it up two-stops for the 2X and so on). Thanks.
> -Dan
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