On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 10:14:05PM +0000, Giles wrote:
>
Yes, and it should sound more like some minutes than a second, if it is an OM-2
in auto-mode. The real Test for the OTF-meassure mode is to start an exposure
with the cover on the lens, and then suddenly remove it. The shutter should
keep
open until the cover is removed, an then close imediately at the latest, when
pointed towards
a light.
It is necessary to have something like the original film-reflection-simulating
cardboard
in the film plane. The test does not work propperly, when the cammera meassures
the non reflecting film-back-plate.
Frieder
> This sounds a bit odd.
>
> If the camera was in manual mode it shouldn't matter whether you have the
> lens cap on or are pointing it at a light, there should be no variation in
> the shutter speed. The shutter speed should only vary in auto mode when
> the camera is using OTF metering.
>
> Giles
>
> Nicolas Goniak wrote:
>
> > More interesting: disappointed, but still willing to get a semi-auto camera
> > body (I only have got a OM-1N), I chose to give a try to an OM-2N:
> > Still in manual mode, I set shutter speed to 1/60s, my venerable 35mm lens
> > to f/8, point lens towards a light bulb, trigger : OK... sounds like a
> > 1/60th of a second... Now I put the cover upon the lens, trigger,
> > click.....click : it sounds *now* like a complete second.
> >
> > Hope that all -2's have not been mistreated like these ones seem to have.
> >
>
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