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Re: [OM] OM4Ti concepts,

Subject: Re: [OM] OM4Ti concepts,
From: Richard Schaetzl <Richard.Schaetzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 22:36:28 +0200
David Irisarri Vila wrote:
> 
> Hi Olympus community,
>         I would like to comment some doubts I have according to OM4Ti
> metering system.
> 1. When I take photos in AUTO mode with flash, the camera will use
> OTF light metering in order to cut off flash emission when it´s
> needed; but in MANUAL mode, will the camera use OTF?

No

> 2. When I use normal OTF flash in AUTO mode, shutter and aperture
> are fixed, then exposure compensation can modify flash power. Now
> I´ll put an example:
>         Suppose I want to take a photo with very low ambient light
> and I need to choose a low shutter speed 1/15s, but I also will have
> to put a f5.6 to capture the whole ambient light. The subject is 1.5
> m from the camera and I´ll have to choose f11 to avoid overflashing
> (Using slide film)Could I select -2 exposure compensation, in order
> to reduce flash emission in MANUAL mode (1/15s, f5.6)?, or is not

No, in Manual mode is no OTF flash metering

> possible to use exp-comp dial in MANUAL mode. It´s something similar
> to GN-distance, you select a wide aperture but you reduce flash
> emission.

exp. comp dial has no connection to the flash.

> 3. With daylight, using SuperFP mode in order to take portrait with
> short focal lenght (50mm) with wide apertures is nearly impossible
> to avoid overflashing with slides; would it be possible to use,
> exposure compensation in order to reduce flash emission, like with
> normal OTF in AUTO mode?

like above no connection, choose a larger distance, stop down, don´t use
the 50mm/1.2 but the 100mm/2.0 ;-)

> 4. would it be possible to use a Metz MZ-3 flash with a flash light-
> meter into my OM4Ti and use exposure compensation to correct a
> 1 2/3 stop error displayed with the flash lightmeter?

With the Metz a flash meter is not necessary, you can dial in every
aperture

Richard



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