OM-2& 2n do the same thing.
Brian P. Huber
>
> At 16:42 1/9/01, Nicola wrote:
> >hi people
> >i saw that AE works in OFF position too;
> >what's the meaning of that?I need to switch to ON only when
> working in
> >manual mode or to know if i have an adequate shutter speed?
> >tencs,Nicola
>
> I presume this is your OM-10.
> This is a feature in case you accidentally leave the camera
> off and attempt
> to make a photograph. The risk in operating in the OFF
> position is not
> knowing whether you have an acceptable shutter speed: too
> slow or not fast
> enough (overexposure condition).
>
> If you leave the switch in the ON position, the OM-10 will turn its
> viewfinder display off after a while and you must depress the
> ring switch
> around the shutter release to turn the display back on. Even
> if you do not
> turn the display back on, it will still meter and operate AE mode.
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