I am also wondering if, even though the auto exposure doesn't agree with the
reading exactly according to home tests, how accurate are these bods when
checked on a camera tester?
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Norton <image66@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2S and reciprocity failure
> >Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2S and reciprocity failure
> >
> >At 06:10 PM 11/29/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Joel, I still don't get it. . . .wouldn't a faulty ASA dial cause the
> >>same error in both the preview reading and exposure timing?
>
> I'm thinking that the 1 stop variance that you are experiencing may be
> caused by the film reflectance, itself. Also, there is differences in the
> "averaging pattern" of the pre-exposure "guestimate" using the submirror
> and of OTF pattern.
>
> With various types of film, I too get variations in the 1-1.5 stop area,
> but usually find that the OTF exposure is the more accurate than what the
> viewfinder shows. (Again, different patterns).
>
> Ken Norton
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