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Subject: [OM] Help!
From: "Douglas Tourtelot" <tourtelot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:25:58 -0800
I just got a Tam*on 500/8.  I am having trouble with expected exposures on
my OMs.  I have not sent anything to the lab, but something is not right
here.

For example, when I spot meter with my OM4 and my Sekonic 508, I get vastly
different readings (the OM4 reads 2-3 stops slower than the Sekonic).  Also,
with both the T-20 and the T-32, according to my OM2SP, I can't pump enough
light at 8 feet (ASA 100) to get the meter to read OK.  It always says
"UNDR".  This is in "AUTO" with the speed set at 1/60. Now the T-32 at 8
feet should melt the film<g>.

I believe that the A2 adapter is installed correctly (the tab is in the
notch) and this lens is supposed to be a f8 (T-stop of 9-something, but that
should not be causing all these woes).

What the heck am I doing wrong?

PS.  What a dumb lens for Seattle in the winter<g>.  Hand-holding at 1/2 is
not so easy with a 500mm lens!  And to think I actually bought ND2 and ND4
filters for it in case there was just too damned much light!!



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