First off, 2S meters can be very sensitive to a dry asa circuit. Try turning
the asa knob back and forth (180 degrees or more) many times. Set it to low and
high asa's and do the same thing. Then try a meter reading.
John
Shawn Wright wrote:
> (Sorry if this is duplicated, it did not show up on the list)...
>
> I just purchased an OM-2s that seems to have something peculiar going on
> with the meter. I think. I really could use some input from people who
> have used the OM-2s, and I did not get a manual with it. I am VERY new to
> photography, but I have used my OM-1n successfuly - I can use the meter to
> take good pictures.
>
> In any case, I beleive the meter, and the resulting shutter speed are not
> in agreement with each other. For an example, I set the camera to ISO/ASA
> 100, then put my f/1.8 50mm lense on it. With it in 'AUTO' mode, I pointed
> to a wall that is pretty uniformly lit, but certainly would be considered
> dark for 100 film. The meter reads 1/125 which seems wrong, but when I
> take the picture, the shutter seems to stay open for a seconds or so -
> which seems to be correct given the lighting. The dissagreement seems to
> be consistant. When I move to a darker wall, the meter does go down, but
> then the shutter stays open longer.
>
> Today, I actually took a test roll of 100 film, outside, and the meter was
> trying to tell me that I was over-exposed with settings that seemed like
> they should have been ok. I ended up stoping the lenses down to get the
> meter from bitching to me - to f/11 or f/16! This SEEMED wrong compared to
> what I would normally do for my OM-1n. The resulting pictures turned out
> fine though. My only guess is that the exposure time was longer than what
> was metered, but correct given that I stopped the lense down.
>
> Does this problem ring a bell with anyone?
>
> Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Dan Medley
> ========================
> Shawn Wright
> Computer Systems Manager
> Shawnigan Lake School
> 250-743-6240
> swright@xxxxxxxxx
>
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