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

Subject: Re: [OM] John Hermanson intro for the OM newbies
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:33:59 -0400
I've heard its somewhat center weighted but is determined by the focus 
screen you use.

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On 6/15/2012 7:26 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> What is the metering pattern for OM-2(N) in manual mode ?
>
> ...Wayne
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>> 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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>> 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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