First, use proper batteries. Lithium battery (CR 1/3N) can cause meter
needle errors of up to 3 stops. Use silver oxide only: 357, SR44, G13, S76,
MS76, KS76.
Meter position and actual auto exposure or shutter speed are separate items
and adjusted individually. Meter can be good, speeds wrong, auto needle in
wrong position, auto exposure spot on etc. The bad combination is meter
needle wrong in manual mode. In this case, even if speeds are good, you'll
be under/over whatever the needle shows.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Wheeler" <wheelej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "The Zuikoholics" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 1:54 AM
Subject: [OM] OM-2 Meter Problem
> G'day Zuiks,
>
> I had two rolls of Velvia ASA-50 processed and the shots all appear
> underexposed. I checked the OM-2 against my old Weston Master III and also
> my recently CLA'd OM-1 which agrees spot-on with the Weston. In the
morning
> the OM-2 appeared to be reading one and two thirds stops faster than both
> the others but later in the day they seem to agree! The next day the same
> phenomena. Is this a usual fault with old -2's? Has anyone had similar
> problems?
>
> John.
>
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