Well, believe it or not, light makes its way around the mirror in "no light"
situations and feeds the SBCs dramatically shortening such a test exposure.
Of course, when you're actually shooting in low/no light, you wouldn't need
the tape.
The first time I tested a plain 2 with the body cap on, auto exposure at ASA
12 was very short and I thought "whoa, that CAN'T be right", so on my
second attempt, I taped the eyepiece over and sure enough, the next exposure
was much longer.
John
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From: <wiliam.wagenaar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 6:01 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Low light photography
>
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
> -----
> >Tape eyepiece with black tape if you
> >are going to try testing your OM-2.
> -----
>
> Why tape it? I allways believed Olympus' statement that the mirror
effectively
> blockes the light falling in through the eyepiece during exposure (and TTL
> Metering)
>
> You left me confused,
>
> Wiliam
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