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Re: [OM] To spot or not

Subject: Re: [OM] To spot or not
From: *- DORIS FANG -* <sfsttj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 18:40:25 -0400 (EDT)

> At 12:26 PM 8/3/99 +0100, you wrote:
> >I've owned an OM4Ti now for several years and must confess that I only
> >occasionally use the spot metering and very rarely use multispot averaging
> >and/or highlight/shadow control. I'd be interested to hear from those that
> >regularly use these functions what techniques they've adopted and how
> >successful they are. Am I alone in using the C-W metering and occasional
> >exposure compensation with this camera? Although this works for me most of
> >the time (using primarily Velvia film) I can't help feeling that maybe I'm
> >missing out on something! 

   My first thought is: How well-exposed are your slides ? If you're
satisfied with what you're doing, as we say in the colonies, it ain't
broke...I have OM-3's, and frankly, use handheld meters most of the time.
I tend to spot meters more when shooting landscapes, however.

                             *= Doris Fang =*


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