Parzival,
The only reason I can think if is that if the camera is in auto mode, the
shutter will lock open for quite a while while the meter attempts to get
enough light to make what it thinks is a correct exposure. This would not
only make loading the film take a while, but might frighten someone not
savvy as to what's happening into thinking that their camera was broken.
Dave
>I've just got a used OM4-T, and I am becoming familiar with the
>beast by perusing the manual found at the e-SIF site. I notice that
>the manual recommends threading the film, closing the back, then
>"face the camera towards light and take two blind shots." The
>manual specifically recommends against covering the lens and
>taking (dark) shots to advance the film to the first frame.
>
>Now, I have always done the latter (covered the lens and shot to
>advance to frame 1). Here I find that this is "not OK" according to
>Olympus, but they do not offer a reason. Can anyone enlighten me
>on the rationale for this method of loading film? Might not an
>image appear on part of the leader, causing Walmart to print an
>unintended print? Is harm caused by my old uneducated practice?
>
>- Parzival
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