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Re: [OM] John Hermanson intro for the OM newbies

Subject: Re: [OM] John Hermanson intro for the OM newbies
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:26:21 +1000
What is the metering pattern for OM-2(N) in manual mode ?

...Wayne



> 
> Only the oldest OM-2 with center-weighted curtains will do that in auto.
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> On 6/14/2012 10:44 PM, Ch Zhou wrote:
> > Really? I thought all OM bodies are center-weighted.
> >
> > EDB
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> > [mailto:olympus-bounces+perimeterbow=163.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> > Behalf Of Fernando Gonzalez Gentile
> > Sent: June 12, 2012 8:04 PM
> > To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [OM] John Hermanson intro for the OM newbies
> >
> > Yes, it is.
> >
> > The OM 2n on Auto mode - OTF reading is average, not center-weighted.
> > Should I've had a 2s, 4, 4Ti or perhaps having switched the 2n to
> > Manual mode, exposure would have shifted to the shadows a little bit.
> > At the risk of burning the setting Sun too much, or blurring the shot.
> > This sort of 'shooting into the Sun' sunset photographs have made me
> > wonder if an average reading is, counter intuitively, more appropriate
> > than a center-weighted reading. Just because it's the way we humans
> > are blinded when looking at a sunset.
> >
> > Certainly, I'll try to lift the shadows in PS - good idea, Ken. Thanks
> > a lot. Despite this scan matches the Ektachrome quite right (it's not
> > the same scan I uploaded to fb, made another one after I saw too much
> > magenta there), the Coolscan picked up some detail buried in the
> > buildings 'round Piazza San Marco. Worth a trial !
> >
> > Fernando.
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Ken Norton<ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> >> It's just a hint on the dark side, but I really like this picture.
> >>
> >>
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> >> http://www.zone-10.com
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