On 22 Jan 98 at 9:54, Robert Ashdown wrote:
> Warren Kato pointed out that I could set the OM on auto, with the flash
> on auto, a correct exposure set with the lens at (say) 5.6 and the flash
> set on auto at 11, therefore giving -2 stops fill flash. However, the
> camera will still fire at 1/60 (tape bits aside) and the ambient
> exposure may well be out.
>
> The only sure way I can figure is to set camera on manual, set camera to
> 1/60 or 1/30 to get a correct ambient reading of say 11, then set the
> T32 on auto at 5.6, thus giving correct ambient background and -2 stops
> fill flash.
>
> Whew! Am I way off here?? Any thoughts once again greatly appreciated!
>
My vote would be for your last method also. Rough tests with my OM-10
on manual and 310 Flash confirm this behaviour. I know the equipment
is totally different, but the operation in this mode should be
similar.
Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
swright@xxxxxxxxx
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
http://www.sls.bc.ca
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