I recall reading somewhere that with the 8mm fisheye you cannot see the meter
in the OM1 or 2. Or maybe I just think I read that somewhere. In any case there
should be not problem with the 16mm full frame fisheye.
Jim Couch
"Barry B. Bean" wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:20:05 -0400, Michael Virsinger wrote:
>
> >I just bought a new 16mm f3.5 fisheye lens and have a question for the group:
> >
> >I'll be using this on an OM1n and remember reading somewhere that you cannot
> >use the internal meter with this lens. Is it consistently off a stop or two
> >allowing for compensation or is an external light meter necessary?
>
> I suspect you're getting it confused with the 8mm fisheye, which
> doesn't cover the enytire frame, and "fooling" the light meter.
>
> fwiw, I meter normally with my 16mm, and my exposures are as right
> with it as with any lens.
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