Often an unadulterated auto exposure will get it right, but you had best
bracket that exposure +2,+1 and -1, -2 if you want to increase the chances
of getting the picture in your mind's eye, particularly if there are strong
point sources of light in the view.
Chip Stratton
> Hi, this may be a dumb question but what the heck. I shoot with an OM-2n
> and I'm wondering if, when the camera is set to auto, the
> exposure would end
> up being correct for low-light situations requiring longer shutter times
> than one second (for example a 4 or 8 second exposure). In other
> words, can
> I shoot a extreme low light situation by choosing the aperture,
> setting the
> camera to auto and letting the TTL metering do it's thing, or
> will the long
> exposures be erratic?
>
> Thanks!
>
> SD
>
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