The other Ken wrote:
>This is an interesting thread. I just got my Sensia and Kodachromes back
from
>my trip to Greece and I am disappointed with the results of my OM2n. Too
many
>pictures appear very underexposed (dark, muddy). Most of my exposures were
set
>on Auto. (pictures from a bus and fast moving items are hard to get in
Manual
>mode). Sooo, I am getting an OM4T for its spot metering.
>It seems that the OM2N either in need of calibration, the full screen auto
>exposure is confusing me, or I need to set the exposure compensation at an
ASA
>other than the films recommended ASA.
This is rather interesting. First of all, I'd say that since the pictures
were leaning towards the underexposed side, it isn't the metering method,
but the calibration. The "slightly center-weighted" metering of OTF is more
than adequate for the 90% rule. I don't use spot metering very much and I'm
more than happy with the OTF metering that my OM-2S and (recently sold)
OM-2(md)
What you are describing, I think, is a classic example of ASA Dial Dirt
(ADD). Look through your viewfinder and wiggle the ASA dial. If the meter
jumps around a bit, this is the problem. The short term solution is to
rotate the dial back and forth a few times to "carve" an electrical path
through the tarnish. Longer term solution is to have the camera maintained
by a service center.
Oh, great. Now that all of our children are diagnosed with ADD, we have to
diagnose our cameras with it too.
Ken N.
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