> > it might be easier to be able
> > to take the
> > spot reading off different points in the frame without having
> > to move the
> > camera once everything else is set.
>
> Sorry to disapoint you, but the OM-4x needs to be moved. The
> spot meter sensor is fixed in the center of the viewfinder. The
> M*nolta A1's spot meter is "steerable" across the entire screen,
> but the OM-4x is fixed.
Okay, so I guess I don't really understand the OM4t, as I thought it could
give several spot meterings, distributed around the frame.
> > I just wish there was some way to turn the display on for the
> > afternoon,
> > when shooting macro. It's not so handy if it times itself off,
> > and you have
> > a cable release attached, and already have the film advanced,
> > and are
> > waiting for the wind to slacken, and the cloud lightens a bit.
>
> No worries, mate. Just fire away. The camera turns itself back
> on when the plunger goes down for the exposure. The digital
> display is just for your own entertainment.
> AG
Yes, but if the lighting has changed, such as happens when the clouds
lighten or darken quickly, then the shutter speed or aperture needs
changing. Remember I was talking about shooting in manual mode. So if you're
waiting for that slack in the breeze, and you need to check the lighting
again once in a while, its a real pain if the display has timed out when
you've already advanced the film, and have a cable release on. About the
only way I can do it is to unscrew the cable release, and then push the
shutter release ever so slightly. Otherwise it'll fire the shutter almost
every time if you try to just push slightly enough on the outside of the
cable or shutter button to turn the display back on. It's the one area where
the OM10 has the advantage, with the outside shutter ring to turn the
display on. (The OM2000 is a total design failure that way.)
On top of that, if you have a white flower centered, you have to move the
camera again to get a reading off a green leaf or something. Part of the joy
of photography :-) I had thought/hoped the OM4t would solve that.
Wayne
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