This sounds a bit odd.
If the camera was in manual mode it shouldn't matter whether you have the
lens cap on or are pointing it at a light, there should be no variation in
the shutter speed. The shutter speed should only vary in auto mode when
the camera is using OTF metering.
Giles
Nicolas Goniak wrote:
> More interesting: disappointed, but still willing to get a semi-auto camera
> body (I only have got a OM-1N), I chose to give a try to an OM-2N:
> Still in manual mode, I set shutter speed to 1/60s, my venerable 35mm lens
> to f/8, point lens towards a light bulb, trigger : OK... sounds like a
> 1/60th of a second... Now I put the cover upon the lens, trigger,
> click.....click : it sounds *now* like a complete second.
>
> Hope that all -2's have not been mistreated like these ones seem to have.
>
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