In a message dated 98-01-14 19:07:15 EST, you write:
>
> Even if you have a lens with no auto-diaphragm which stops down as
> you adjust aperture, the lens simply needs a fixed aperture-reporting
> lever and the TTL metering still works.
>
> The OM aperture arrangement is very very clever; it's only drawback is
> (near) impossibilty of in-viewfinder aperture reporting.
>
> The lack of in-viewfinder display rarely bothers me, since I just
> remember where I am. A quick spin down to f/1.8 and
> count-the-clicks-back suffices to tell me the aperture.
>
> The only time it does bother me is doing macro work where I sometimes
> can't get my head around the front of the camera (most recently
> because of a nest of rose thorns) to see the exposure settings on my
> OM-1 when I want to record them.
>
> Chris.
>
Thanks for that lucid explanation Chris, I guess I was suffering from a bad
case of wrong-thinking in regards to the wide open metering bit.
Carl
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