Jan,
First, congratulations on your purchase of a great camera, and welcome to the
list! I'm sure you'll find it both informative and entertaining!
I've embedded my answers to your questions below. I also have an OM-2S, BTW
Paul Schings
Coventry, RI
In a message dated 10/14/98 1:32:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jan.vantomme@xxxxxx writes:
<< Hello,
I am new to the list.
I just bought a secondhand OM2S (in addition to my old OM1 that I use for
years now, both for daylight and for astrophotography)
As I tested the camera in <manual/spot> and <auto> settings, the light
meter readings and shutter speeds seem OK. (I still wait for a slide film
to be develloped)
After going through the FAQ list, some questions remain and I hope another
OM2S user can help me :
1. In the <program> function, I understand, the camera sets both: the iris
setting and the shutter speed. For this function to work properly is the
f/ setting on the lens important? Must it be wide open, fully closed, or
has the f/ setting on the lens an influence on the program itself?>>
The camera can only close down the lens as far as you have it set. Normally
you would keep a lens stopped down all the way. For example, with the 50mm/1.8
if you set it to f/16 the camera will have all available apertures to work
with. If you want to force faster shutter speeds or minimize depth of field,
you could open th elens up. For example, if the lens were set to f/5.6, only
apertures between 1.8 and 5.6 would be available.
<<2. Can I check the proper working of the <program> mode? The closing of
the iris to another f/value than the one set on the lens seems crucial to
me.>>
This is a good question. The only way I can think of would be to check depth
of field in your slides under varying lighting conditions. Maybe shooting a
ruler or tape measure at an oblique angle. As the ambient light is reduced,
depth of field should decrease and exposure should remain constant. I wouldn't
put too much faith in the displayed shutter speed as an indicator. If
something were awry the OTF mechanism would compensate for an incorrect
aperture setting and you will never know what shutter speed was actually used.
I've never actually tested mine. I mostly use program mode for snapshot type
stuff. Exposures have always been good, so I've never really worried about it.
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