Well folks, lets have some input and advice....
While out yesterday shooting a particular scene for our current tope event,
I realized I have a problem. Is it a big one? Probably not, but still
troubling.
I had my OM2n set up on tripod with my trusty 85/2 and was happily
bracketing a few shots of an interesting scene when I decided, "hey, I'd
like to get a few of these in B&W too. So I grabbed my trusty OM2 out of my
bag and attached it to the tripod with the same lens at the same aperature
focused on the same spot and found that meter was reading 2/3 of a stop
higher.....ACKKKK I was horrified! I ran the series of shots again with
that camera, figuring that if I bracketed the same way, at least one of the
shots would be correct. Then I went back to my truck. I took out my gray
blanket lined carhartt jacket and opened it up using the lining as a
uniform place to take light readings and what do you know, with the film
speed set at 100 and the lens at f5.6 and both cameras in AP mode, one
suggested a shutter speed of 30 and one of almost 60. Using the
compensation dial, I verified that there was indeed 2/3 of a stop
difference between the two.
So, how do I know which is correct? It would be easy enough to compensate
for this if I knew which was the bugger (or if both are off). This only
needs to be temporary because as soon as I have a little extra cash, I am
going to send the OM2 in for CLA. At this point I will know which camera
is correct. IF the om2 was corect then the 2n will be following it to be
serviced shortly after. If the 2n is correct, then the 2 will have been
adjusted. but until that, how do I make do when I have no other trusted
meter to compare them to?
Charles
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