[OM] Re: E-lemma

[C.H.Ling]

Most people will found their digital camera can provide very accurate
exposure since they have long forgot about the difficulty of slide exposure.
With digital you will not notice 0.5 stop error as it can be fixed easily in
software.

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Winsor Crosby" <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>

>
> I agree that for someone who knows what he is doing the OM4 exposure
> system is a very useful tool. I have also found that both with the
> Coolpix 5700 and D100 the matrix metering pretty well nails the
> exposure most of the time. Certainly better than the OM does without
> using some adjustment by the knowledgeable photographer for the
> situation. It even takes into account scenes in which there may be
> highlight blow out and reduces exposure to save the picture. I felt
> comfortable with the OM exposure system, but overall I think I do a
> little better with the Nikons.  On the other hand when it is in error
> it is more puzzling because of its complexity. I think that possibly
> metering reliablity has jumped ahead since the F5 because of the
> technique of matching the matrix pattern to a data base of patterns for
> perfectly exposed scenes stored in the camera circuitry rather than
> doing a rote combination of sector inputs. Similar systems are used by
> both Nikon and Canon. I am not sure who else uses that method.


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