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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <norcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ronaldcormier@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Another "which body" question... -Reply
> Here's another vote for the OM-PC(40). The PC has essentially the same
> capabilites as the OM-2sp with the exceptions of no interchangeable
> screens and no spot metering. What the PC has in place of spot metering
> is "ESP" metering. In ESP mode the meter reads both the central and
> outer areas of the frame and interpolates between them. I believe that
> this same system is used in the IS cameras and it works well.
Yes, it does Chuck. It works automatically in any of the program modes. On the
OM-PC / -40 you also have the added possibility to turn it off (in any mode),
while on the iS cameras you'll have to use aperture preferred, shutter speed
preferred or manual exposure modes (where ESP is not active). Don't know though
if
the ESP metering in the iS cameras is of a more advanced variant or if it's
identical to the one in OM-PC / -40 Program.
> Great camera. I bought my OM-PC body for $58. This was a particularly
> good deal but they generally cost not much more than an OM-10 or OM-G
> and have significantly more function. For the novice or quick shooter
> the ESP metering and program mode will probably deliver better pictures
> as well.
>From my brief experiences with the OM-40 Program it is also a very quiet
>camera.
Much quieter and smoother than the crude OM-10 in my opinion. A friend of mine
has
an OM-40 which has seen very little use, and maybe one day I'll buy it...
Per Nordenberg
--
"...wenn wir dereinst auf Tiefe gehn,
ab tausend Meter wird's erst schoen,
wie mit Dir, Lili Marleen ..."
WW2 U-Boat version of 'Lili Marleen'
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