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Subject: Re: [OM] ...16mm FE....
From: "claire" <clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 21:10:18 +0800
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From: WKato@xxxxxxx <WKato@xxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] ...16mm FE....


>In a message dated 99-08-30 13:19:26 EDT, you write:
>
><< Dear Z & Z's,
> Is it true that U have to compensate for exposure metering when using this
> lens ?
>
> Does its superwide angle cause the metering to go haywire ?
>
> Rgds
> TMLee >>
>
>Not really but there is quite a bit of light falloff around the edges and
>corners. I try to spot meter something in the center and adjust
accordingly.
>I try not to spot meter something on the edges because of the light falloff
>problem. The metering doesn't go crazy. By the time the light comes out of
>the rear element of the lens, it's coming out as about as straight as with
>any other lens.
>
Thanks WKato,
Yup, I think its the light fall-off that was the troubling thing. Tried some
shots indoors and had that problem. So do you mean I always have to
over-expose ? Doesn't sound right .
TM


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