The meter needle itself has nothing to do with the actual exposure, auto
exposure is determined by another system. Meter could be on the button
while auto is off, meter could be off 4 stops but auto is still correct, etc.
A mechanical device like a galvanometer can go out of adjustment, or be
wrong due to weak / wrong batteries. For the meter reading to be wrong,
the cds cells could also go bad, but that is more rare. For the camera
exposure to be correct, first you set manual curtain speeds, the high
manual speeds, low manual speeds, then meter position, then auto exposure.
At 01:52 PM 12/28/2001 -0800, you wrote:
Has anyone experienced the meter in their OM2n seemingly wear out over
the passage of time such that the camera's meter readings are
consistently over exposing their photos? By "wearing out" I am referring
to what happens to a Western Master IV or V meter which does not have a
battery but where the meter's light cell loses its potency over time and
at the end of the day, actually after many years, is simply inoperative.
John Hudson
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