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Re: [OM] Zeroing out OM10

Subject: Re: [OM] Zeroing out OM10
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 23:40:15 +0000
At 03:17 5/10/01, Arun wrote:
Hello,

As a new owner of an OM10, I've started a photography
course. Unfortunately no one seems to know how to
"zero out" my OM10. Hw does the OM10 indicate that I
have reached the correct balance between shutter speed
and aperture, in manual mode? Is this possible?

Many thanks
Arun

Arun,
The OM-10 was made mostly for use in "Aperture Priority AE Mode" with the Manual Adapter that plugs into it for manually setting a shutter speed almost as an afterthought. Having owned an OM-10 with the adapter for about 20 years, here is how to control exposure manually. Do Step 1, Step 2a _or_ Step 2b, then Step 3:

1. Put the camera in manual mode using the knob on top near the shutter release button (Manual Adapter position). 2a. [Aperture Priority] Set aperture desired, aim camera at subject, and look through viewfinder at the shutter speed indicated. Then set this shutter speed on the Manual Adapter. 2b. [Shutter Speed Priority] Set shutter speed desired, aim camera at subject, and look through the viewfinder. Adjust aperture until the shutter speed indicated in the viewfinder matches the shutter speed you have set on the Manual Adapter.
3.  Make the photograph.

Notes:
a. If you're outside the range of aperture and shutter speed combinations for film speed and lighting, then you will have to adjust one of them until you're within the range available for the other. Usually you will want to control one more than the other. b. If you're using the AE Mode (auto) you can still control things with just the aperture ring on the lens. Either set it at as close as you can to the desired aperture that still shows an acceptable shutter speed in the viewfinder . . . or adjust the aperture to get the desired shutter speed (or as close to it as you can to it). c. The OM-10 will leave the viewfinder display on for a short time and automatically turn it off to conserve batteries. To turn it back on again, depress the ring around the shutter release button. d. If you forget the turn the OM-10 on and press the shutter release, the camera will turn itself on just long enough to set an exposure (AE Mode). However, the viewfinder display will still not show anything. This was designed in for those of us who would occasionally shoot quickly and forget to turn the camera on first.

-- John


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