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[OM] Re: Using OM adapters, was: More E-410 FULL FRAME TEST SHOTS

Subject: [OM] Re: Using OM adapters, was: More E-410 FULL FRAME TEST SHOTS
From: "Tom Fenwick" <super.wide@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 08:21:43 -0700
I'm heading back to the UK on June 6th so I'm around a while although
heading up to Vancouver Island Monday to Friday next week...

I'll have a look on the map :-)

Tom

On 19/05/07, Timpe, Jim <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'm in Maltby.  At work right now in Everett.
>
> Probably not close enough (?).
>
> What's your time-line?  Could possibly figure something out.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Tom Fenwick
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 8:12 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Using OM adapters, was: More E-410 FULL FRAME TEST
> SHOTS
>
>
>
> Is there anyone in Seattle with an adaptor who wants to try the 410? I
> left mine at home but I have my 24/2 with me and I happen to know
> there's a 21/2 just down the street.  I'd really like to try them on the
> 410...
>
> Tom
>
> On 19/05/07, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The adapters have a pin that keeps the aperture preview lever
> > depressed at all times.  Therefore, the aperture set on the aperture
> > setting ring is at all times the actual aperture.  If you have the
> > setting ring set to f/8 the actual aperture is f/8.
> >
> > When using a lens on the adapter you may want to view and focus with
> > the lens wide open but you need to remember that you need to manually
> > close down the lens for exposure metering and keep it there for the
> > actual exposure.  Depending on lens and aperture the metering may not
> > be quite correct.  You may want to calibrate your lens ahead of time
> > by comparing the metering results on an OM body vs the digital body
> > for a suitable test target or simply check the histogram and adjust if
>
> > necessary.
> >
> > Moose reported some test results with OM lenses on one of his Canyon
> > bodies.  I don't recall the precise results but I think the metering
> > was generally fairly accurate at mid apertures and grew worse at the
> > extremes.  When I'm using OM lenses with an adapter I find the whole
> > metering procedure to be cumbersome enough that it's often really only
>
> > applicable to slow and deliberate photography and usually on a tripod.
>
> > In that case it's very little additional effort to take a test
> > exposure or two and check the histogram to make sure everything is
> > spot on.  The exception is a constant lighting situation like
> > landscapes at sunny 16 or continuous gray skies where you can set the
> > exposure once and continue to shoot for an hour or so without worrying
>
> > about the light changing.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> > Richard wrote:
> > > Wow. so I know this must have been talked about a zillion, but
> > > indulge me, how well do the non-Digital Zuiko work with the adaptor?
>
> > > Do I have to push the aperture preview level to set the exposure and
>
> > > when I take shot?
> > >
> > > Hee hee, has their many shots of the 90/2 Macro with the E system
> > > yet? Oh the bokeh!
> > >
> > >
> > > At 08:02 PM 5/18/2007, you wrote:
> >
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