Hi Dan,
That is what I am afraid of. I am planning to shoot in manual
mode, so it may work out.
Thanks.
Bao
On Mon, October 31, 2005 12:59 pm, Daniel Sepke wrote:
>
> Hi Bao,
>
> If the meter setting only goes up 1600 then you are not going to be able
> to
> apply exposure compensation further than that. To prove this to yourself
> set
> the camera to 800 then try and apply two stops of compensation, you should
> find you can go two stops over but only one stop under. This is due to the
> limits of the range of the meter.
>
> What will work is to set the meter for 1600 and shoot in Manual mode. You
> will need to compensate with your settings based on the manual reading to
> be
> one stop underexposed (so if the meter says you need 1/60th then set the
> shutter for 1/125 leaving the aperture setting unchanged).
>
> HTH, Dan S.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Bao C. Ha
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 3:07 PM
> To: Olympus List
> Subject: [OM] ISO3200 on Om-30?
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I would like to use Iso 3200 on an OM-30. I am thinking of setting it at
> iso
> 1600, then change the exposure compensation to -1 ev. Does it works? Would
> the readings in the viewfinder be corresponding to the "true" settings? Or
> the metering system only reports what the iso setting is at, without
> consideration to the exposure compensation setting?
>
> Appreciate any comments/suggestions.
>
> Thanks.
> Bao
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