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Subject: [OM] Re: OM-4
From: "Gordon J. Ross" <gordross@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 00:20:50 -0600
Hi Moose:

Never having used a 2, that is a new fact for me. The other issue that was
raised about the 4 battery drain, on the earlier models (I'm very glad I
complained about mine back then, as they replaced the circuit under
warranty) is it not the same case with the 2S draining batteries?

Gord
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> There were a lot of replies to this, but they missed one practical
> difference which can be significant in use. The 2S spot meter is
> continuous and operates in Manual Mode only. The 4(T(i)) spot meter is
> 'on-demand' and works in both Auto and Manual. Where you can point the
> 2S at various spots, mentally decide on and set an exposure, with the 4,
> you see the average reading until you push the spot button, then you can
> see both the fixed spot reading and the average reading. Further pushes
> of the spot button (up to 8) are averaged into the spot setting. If you
> want to test spot readings of various parts of the scene, you have to
> press Spot and then clear the reading for each one. They are different
> ways of working and some like one more than the other.
>
> Since almost all of my shots are taken in Auto, the spot meter on the 2S
> is of no use to me. So I have 1(n), 2(n),  4 and OMPC bodies for use.
> The ESP metering of the OMPC is by far the best non-spot metering in any
> OM. My most used bodies are 4 and PC.
>
> Moose


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