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Re: [OM] Fully manual control with E-1 and E-3

Subject: Re: [OM] Fully manual control with E-1 and E-3
From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 14:52:28 -0400
Mine too.

On Jul 3, 2015 2:21 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Brian,
>
> I have no information on the E-3.  On page 63 of the E-1 manual, there
are instructions for setting shutter speed and aperture manually.  This
works on my E-1, with an autofocus lens installed. I can read the shutter
speed and aperture on the top screen.  With the lens removed, shutter speed
is still there, but, of course, aperture disappears, as would be the case
with a manual lens.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
> On 7/3/2015 12:04 PM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> Coming briefly out of rare lurk mode to vet frustration at what seems to
be
>> incomplete or inadequate instructions for having total control in manual
>> mode.
>>
>> With the two planets close together (and a full moon) as they have been
for
>> the last 10 days or so I thought I'd grab a few shots myself.
>>
>> My chosen lens was the Zuiko 300/4, and from data I added to previous
>> shots using FastStone Image Viewer, what worked for me was ISO 320.
>> aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/500.
>>
>> With that in front of me I tried setting up the E-3. Try what I may, and
>> following the manual, I was totally unable to set the shutter speed.
>> In mounting frustration I turned to the E-1, charged the battery, and
followed
>> the manual instructions.
>>
>> With both cameras, where it explains which dial you turn to vary shutter
>> speed, the shutter speed did not show anywhere, and I was thus unable to
>> set it.
>> Total frustration. It's not important in the wider scheme of things that
I do this
>> but when it's possible, why not? I wondered if some function in the E-3
was
>> corrupted; but when the E-1 did the same, I concluded that some vital
>> instruction / system setting was just not being shown to b=me to follow.
>> Cheers, Brian
>>
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