Jim Couch wrote:
Albert,
I don't think the problem is really the OM-1. It sounds like you need
some work in understanding exposure and how light meteres work. The
discusiion from a few days ago is a good start. Proper exposure is a
problem confronts us as long as we are involved with photography.
Evaluative metering systems will help you get 'good' exposures under
most circumstances, but you loose creative control andthe oportunity
toleanr how all of this works. If you don't understand the concepts of
how light and exposure meters work, and OM3 or 4 won't help you. You
actually have a great tool for learning exposure in your hands
already. The OM-1 along with slide film is a great tool for learning
exposure. I can attest that the OM-1 is a fine tool for slide use. I
used an OM-1 for years and shot nothing but slides for personall use.
I have thousands of well exposed slides from those years. Don't give
up on the ship, keep working at it, what you learn will be invalable
down the road no matter what type of camera system you go with.
A grey card is a good place to start. I would also start brakceting
your exposures. Get a consistant sytem going so you can learn from it.
With slides the way I do it is set my exposure (based on whatever
criteria you want grey card, compensation, ect) for what I think will
be the ideal expisure for that photo and then shoot another shot 1
stop under that exposure and a third shot 1 stop over that exposure.
It is then easy to evaluate the shots later, the first one is at your
selected exposure, the second 'under' and the third 'over'
Jim Couch
Jim,
Thanks for the words of encouragement, and I'll try that.. A good slide
shooter will be a great print shooter, but not visa versa right? So I
should keep shooting slide, and do some bracketing.. and start
learning. OK... I can handle that. Guess I'm going to shoot all slide
from now on..
Albert
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