I find that using the spot meter function is easier by itself. I
look at the shadow area and the highlight area and decide whether I
want to stop down from the former or up from the latter.
I agree with Bill Stanke on the retro business. It is part of the
charm of the little cameras that it does look deliciously 50s. It is
the sort of camera with which to go to Germany, perhaps to the East,
and to stand around railways stations looking serious. Try Koeln
station for starters, probably built in the reconstruction effort
after the War, and really decorative in a stark sort of way - in both
the English and German meanings. But it is really important to have
a *metal* hood attached to the camera, and perhaps even a silver ring
just showing behind ...
Chris
At 12:46 -0400 30/1/02, Wayne Culberson wrote:
Joel Wilcox wrote:
Some of us prefer the OM-2S,
, line up shutter speed and stop to match the reading and click to
manual and spot meter around the scene to verify the reading before
shooting. This is functionality one can only wish the OM-1/2 had. And
though you can do the same with OM-3/4, the procedure is much less
fluid. Plus, the center-weighted averaging meter is just better
in the OM-2S.
Admittedly, I'm just getting started with both cameras, but for me right
now I find the spot metering on the 2000 easier to use than the 2s. You
can easily toggle back and forth to compare the spot reading to the
center weighted one, without having to play around between auto mode and
manual mode. With either one you're limited to manual mode in spot
metering. I know this is heresy, since the 2000 is not from pure olympus
bloodlines, so what am I missing here? [Please have mercy and don't say
I need a 3 or 4 :-) ]
Wayne
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