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Re: [OM] Digital Olympus accessories/flash - anyone knowsanything?

Subject: Re: [OM] Digital Olympus accessories/flash - anyone knowsanything?
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 07:13:02 -0600
----- Original Message -----
>  > Actually, the 2S and 4T have narrowed TTL ranges, at  least the
viewfinder
>  > info will tell you that you are OVER and UNDER exposed on a regular
basis
>  > with those 2 cameras.
>  >
>  > John  Hermanson >>
>
> Since I was just looking into this for the 2S, I will add a little detail:
> The 2S actually checks for under and overexpopsure by measuring the
> integrated light level just after the end of the exposure and then
activates
> the signs in the viewfinder.  The limits the 2S uses are +1EV and -0.6EV.
> The 2N having no microprocessor just passes through the LED indicator
signal
> coming from the flash, which indicates mainly if all the flash energy was
> used or not. So the 2S  really gives quite a bit more information on how
the
> exposure went. For example if you are running close up and wide open and
the
> camera could not quench quickly enough, then it will show an over exposure
> (>1EV).
>
>                   Regards,
>                  Tim Hughes

I had been wondering about this, so thanks for the explanation, Tim. I was
getting the impression somehow that the 2N was actually "better" at TTL
flash than a 2S.  But these are really statements more about the display
than about the exposure itself, is that correct to say?

Joel W.


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