I think the only difference between auto & manual on the OM4 & OM4T
using spot metering is that the shutter speed is set in auto, while it
has to be chosen in manual.
In other words, when spot metering, no OTF.
Is this right?
Tom
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From: Pauls0627@xxxxxxx
Date sent: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 07:30:10 EDT
Subject: Re: [OM] 2 or 4?
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> In a message dated 7/20/99 3:18:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> >
> > > <<The 4 series OMs also have real-time spot metering: just watch the
> > dancing
> > > diamond.
> > >
> > > George>>
> > >
> > > Hi George,
> > >
> > > Is this in auto?
> > > Do you mean it reads the exposure up till the picture is taken?
> > > What good is a spot meter like that unless you have placed your
> > > 18 0rey in the center of the picture?
>
> The OM-4 works like this: When you first bring it to your eye and depress
> the shutter button to activate the meter, the bar graph shows the
> center-weighted reading. When you press the SPOT button, a few things
> happen. First, a spot reading is taken (spot area is the size of the
> focusing aids on the standard screens). A little diamond appears in the
> display indicating the reading. The bar graph will coincide with the
> diamond. A second diamond will now appear, which is the immediate
> (real-time) spot reading, again reading from the focusing aid area. At
> this point you can make the exposure with the single reading, which will
> also clear it, or you can press SPOT again. This takes another spot
> reading, indicates it with a diamond, and the bar graph shows the average
> of the two readings. A third diamond appears, again showing the real-rime
> spot reading (this "dynamic diamond" is NOT used in calculating exposure).
> You can average up to 8 readings. When you press SPOT the 9th time, the
> first reading is lost.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Paul Schings
> Coventry, Rhode Island USA
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