No intermediate shutter speeds on the -1n at all, and only in automatic mode
on the higher numbered models. Manual mode give you only the presets,
whereas Auto will keep the shutter open long enough to correctly expose the
film via OTF..
HTH --
Dave
>Michael:
>
>Probably a question for the techs on the list, but I will give it a try.
>
>I don't see how an OM-1(n) could have any in-between shutter speeds. As
>an all-mechanical camera, it seems that the escarpment mechanism would
>have a fixed number of "slots".
>
>An OM-2, OM-2n, OM-2S, OM-4, etc. have electronically controlled
>shutter, and will produce an exact shutter speed.
>
>As a practical matter, I wouldn't worry about it. The latitude of most
>film is such that it would mask the difference in exposure. The shutter
>of a Leica M3 is reputed to have an average variation in shutter speeds
>between shots of 1/3 of a stop.
>
>So, you really NEED a 2 or 4 body, for times when only 1/657 second will
>do! <g>
>
>Bill (The Enabler) Stanke
>
>Michael Zimmet wrote:
>>
>> I have an OM-1n. I understand that I can choose f-stops in between
>> the "click stopped" ones. That is, I can set the lens to something
>> between, say, f/5.6 and f/8, if it appears that the perfect exposure
>> is really around f/6.3. And when I take the photo, the lens diaphram
>> will stop down to around f/6.3 for making the exposure.
>>
>> Can I do the same with shutter speeds?
>>
>> Based on the behavior of the meter needle visible in the viewfinder,
>> it would seem so. But I'd appreciate confirmation that if my chosen
>> f-stop is f/11, and 1/250 is just a little too slow, but 1/500 is
>> just a little too fast, that I can turn the shutter speed ring to a
>> setting midway between these two speeds, and have the camera
>> actually use a shutter speed of around 1/350 or so.
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