Thanks Bill, for your candid remarks. Now I feel more normal.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pearce" <bspearce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 10:12 PM
Subject: [OM] more on metering...
> First, William, you're exactly right. I often forget to mention that the
> incident meter needs to be pointed at the camera, with the very top of the
> ping-pong ball thingie aimed at the center of the front element of the
lens.
> Any other way, you're on your own. I've used this plenty of times outdoors
> with the meter at the camera position, but correctly aimed, with perfect
> results.
>
> "Whoa, if incident metering is the better one, and you could do it with a
> gray card in pocket, then the multispot metering of the om 4 series is not
> much of a necessity for most enthusiasts like us?"
> Oh. no, Titoy. You can't mention this dirty secret in public! While the
> multispot feature is a good one, and for the right person in the right
> situation, I'll bet that most buyers didn't use the spot meter past the
> first roll.
>
> Of course, when it is needed, it is there...
>
> Bill Pearce
>
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