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R: [OM] shutter speed of om10

Subject: R: [OM] shutter speed of om10
From: "nicola" <nicolabc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 20:11:13 +0100
i noticed that with film inside
Nicola
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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] shutter speed of om10


> Hi, Nicola --
>
> The auto circuit of the OM-10 controls the shutter speed using the light
> reflected off the film into the sensor below the mirror.  If there's no
> film, the only light the sensor will "see" is that which is reflected
> off the shiny black pressure plate.  In other words, it won't see much
> light at all, and consequently the shutter will stay open longer than it
> would when you are actually taking a photo.
>
> The meter display in the finder is an indicator only -- it does not
> control anything at all!  It will indicate the _approximate_ shutter
> speed the camera "should" choose, but assumes that there's film in the
> camera and a lens attached.
>
> galactica1 wrote:
> >
> > hi everybody
> > i noticed that sometimes,working in autoexp.,the shutter speed seems
slower
> > than what showed in viewfinder(at least when 1\4,1\8,1\15 are showed);
> > should i be worried?
> >
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