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Re: [OM] ... graduated filters...

Subject: Re: [OM] ... graduated filters...
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 12:58:54 -0500
At 12:22 PM 10/16/1999 +0100, Keith you wrote:
>The whole point of a graduated filter is to prevent the
>sky 'bleaching out' so if you apply any compensation to the exposure for the
>unfiltered scene you're defeating its purpose. I'd suggest taking a meter
>reading without the filter and then with it in place, setting the
>compensation dial to bring the EV back to the original one. Providing you
>don't slide the filter down to affect the non-sky area (or up for a
>reflection), that should be your standard filter factor. Hope that's
>comprehensible.

Keith,

Do you use this method in the OM-2N auto mode, or in manual?  Or does it
matter?

Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA

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