Though the manual says the 2N is good to 2 minutes, everyone I've tested
over the years will go 3.5 minutes.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim L'Hommedieu (Lama)" <jlamadoo@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:28 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] Low light shooting
> Sean, yes you can do that, assuming that the OM-2 has had a CLA (tuning
the
> meter, among other things.)
>
>
> I quote from the SIF site:
> "The longest guaranteed reproducable exposure time on the OM-2n is 2
> minutes, independent on ASA speed, while the OM-2 has a long exposure
limit
> that varies with ASA speed (1 minute with 100 ASA)."
>
> reference:
> http://www.taiga.ca/~esif/om-sif/bodygroup/om2.htm
>
> Lama, who just sold and shipped his OM-2 today.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> Sean Davis
> > Subject: [OM] Low light shooting
> > 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?
>
>
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