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Re: [OM] Av with chipped adapters [was How Ken invented aperture priorit

Subject: Re: [OM] Av with chipped adapters [was How Ken invented aperture priority (and the internet? (was "Re: Fungal Friday")]
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 12:16:58 -0400
Hey, I'm happy to be simply wrong if it gets me the correct exposure.  :-)

But why does it work for the Oly OTF-TTL exposure system which never 
knows the maximum aperture of anything?

Chuck Norcutt


On 5/9/2012 12:51 AM, Moose wrote:
> I think this post of Chuck's comes closest to showing the problem 
> understanding Av behavior everyone seems to be having.
>
> First, those who can't understand why it would make any difference to the 
> exposure system whether greater or lesser
> light coming through the lens was due to aperture, filters or simple ambient 
> light would be right - are right in
> principle - except for one camera exposure system problem that chipped 
> adapters solve.
>
> Second, Chuck is simply wrong in assuming that exposure non-linearity should 
> persist with a chipped adapter.
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