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Subject: [OM] stop-down meterin
From: "William Sommerwerck" <williams@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:04:49 -0700
>> Would I be correct in saying that in practical terms I stop the lens
>> down to the aperture I need and then set the shutter speed to get
>> the meter as normal to between the +/- and then shoot?

> Yes, this is the correct technique. When the meter needle is centered
> between the + and - marks, the exposure is correct.

Not so. You can't set intermediate shutter speeds. You would have to pick an
appropriate shutter speed first, the adjust the aperture.


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