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Re: [OM] in-between shutter speeds?

Subject: Re: [OM] in-between shutter speeds?
From: "John Prosper" <japrosper@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 15:38:46 -0500
From: Michael Zimmet <mzimmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

I have an OM-1n. I understand that I can choose f-stops in between
the "click stopped" ones. That is, I can set the lens to something
between, say, f/5.6 and f/8, if it appears that the perfect exposure
is really around f/6.3. And when I take the photo, the lens diaphram
will stop down to around f/6.3 for making the exposure.

Can I do the same with shutter speeds?

For manual usage, the answer is no. If you set the shutter speed ring between 1/250 and 1/500, for example, the microprocessor may chose one or the other or none at all. For aperture priority automatic usage, when you chose your desired aperture, the microprocessor will chose anything within its limitations (e.g., 1/366) to guarantee "correct" exposure.



Based on the behavior of the meter needle visible in the viewfinder,
it would seem so. But I'd appreciate confirmation that if my chosen
f-stop is f/11, and 1/250 is just a little too slow, but 1/500 is
just a little too fast, that I can turn the shutter speed ring to a
setting midway between these two speeds, and have the camera
actually use a shutter speed of around 1/350 or so.


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