I would happily give you a cigar, but as far as I know I
am not lifting the knob when I turn. I guess the way to
tell and know for sure is try it the way I normally do
and see if the film speed indicator moves or what.
I will try this when I get home.
Someone else asked how far I was bracketing. In the last
set I go +/- 1 on the knob. That was the set with slide
film.
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 16:23:58 -0700
From: "William Sommerwerck" <williams@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] exposure-compensation failure
One of the few design flubs of the OM cameras is the
unfortunate linkage
between exposure compensation and film-speed setting.
(The IS-30 and later
models have a separate control with more-useful half-
stop changes.)
The exposure-compensation knob doesn't change the
exposure, as such -- it
changes the film speed. You don't _see_ the change,
because the speed
setting is altered _without_ moving the film-speed
indicator dial.
You're getting correct exposures, so it's highly
unlikely there's anything
wrong with the camera. Therefore...
You're doing something wrong -- and I'll bet you're
lifting the compensation
dial when you turn it. (Lifting when turning doesn't
change the film speed,
so there is no exposure change.)
DON'T DO THAT!
Just turn the knob without lifting it.
Am I correct?
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