At 15:06 2/02/98 +0300, Omer Nezih GEREK wrote:
>As for the metering system of OM's, does center weighted
>average metering underexpose at very low light intensity levels?
>Surprisingly, the slides at dusk and dawn are perfectly exposed
>with slight underexposure (the overall intensity is lower than
>an average gray) which gives an excellent feeling. The metering
>of OM2N and OM4T (the ones I have) never disappointed me.
>Now and then, I never think about any rules of thumb, including
>the sunny 16 rule. I just rely on the metering (including the
>spotmetering for some situations) of the OM's.
Others will no doubt weigh in with a definitive reply, but I think what you
are seeing is 'reciprocity failure'. At low light levels the film fails to
follow the [half the light twice the time] rules, and therefore needs more
exposure. Not the fault of the camera but the fault of the film.
_
Ian <IMS>
OM Tyro - please point my lens in the right direction.
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