----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Windrim <brian@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Olympus mailing list <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] omPC- what is esp metering
> I seem to remember from the brochure pictures that the OM40/pc
> uses a very similar 2-area silicon sensor (and fresnel sub-mirror)
> to that of the OM2sp/3/4.
>
> Oddly enough, the Mju-II/Stylus Epic seems to use a similar
> spot/averaged smart metering to that of the OM40/pc (with the added
> option of switching into spot-only mode) so the technology isn't
> entirely dead.
>
> -Brian
You're quite right that the technology isn't dead. All of the IS models,
incl. the new IS-30(0), use ESP metering with added spot-only mode. Also the
rather similar Centurion APS use ESP metering (but no spot mode).
Per Nordenberg
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