Jeff,
I always rate Velvia at 50 when shooting any of my OM bodies. If anything, I
think some photographers rate it a little higher, say 64. But whatever exposure
index you use should be based on your camera and your experience and your taste
in the final results.
Second, your OM-2n should not have a problem with "really dark shots" if the
entire subject is generally dark. The OM-2 series excels at long automatic
exposures. I think what you mean is that you will watch for are shots with both
really dark areas and light areas (high contrast subjects). Here is where you
will want to adjust the exposure (bracket on the plus side), if the dark area is
a part of the composition that you still want detail in.
Good luck,
Gary Edwards
Jeff Borenstein wrote:
> Thank you Gary and all who replied to my questions! I really appreciate all
> the info! Hopefully bracketing only a few toughie scenarios on my trip will
> help me save film and time! Do most of you guys rate Velvia at 40 to
> lighten everything up a bit? I'm sure everyone is unique but from what i've
> senn the 2n's meter is pretty dead on. I think i'll continue to rate it at
> 50 and overxpose really dark shots by 1/3rd or or so to bump it up a bit.
> Do most 2n'ers do this? But, i plan on scanning all of my favorite shots
> onto Photo CD when i come home and throw up a cool travel journal / photo
> esssay ala Photo.net :) Thanks again!
>
> -Jeff Borenstein
> "If you go through life only settling for whats good,
> you'll never know what it's like to have the best."
>
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