Hi Piers:
You show your exPIERSience, good answer, but you can use a an OM 4 also Dan.
Gord
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:39 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: external ambient/flash/reflected Lightmeters
>
> I think you have answered your own questions, Dan.
>
> 1 Disillusion with the flash system
> 2 Not knowing what to do with a 4T
>
> If the flash is fine everywhere else but in a room with dark red carpet
half
> way up the walls, perhaps the flash is being misled by the background.
Keep
> in mind that the flash auto exposure on a 2n is based on what the flashgun
> sees through its own sensor, regardless of where the camera lens is
> pointing, regardless of whether it is a 16mm or a 500mm lens. A change in
> the proportion of red carpet:white wall in the background of your shot
will
> change the flash exposure.
>
> The 4T is different - the flash expsoure is based on what the camera sees
> through the lens you are using, and depending also on what is in the frame
> from shot to shot.
>
> Trying a 4T is one alternative. Another would be to try any other auto
> flash on your 2n to see if that can perform any better in your chosen
> location. A further alternative would be to switch the T32 into manual
mode
> and do the guide number calcs yourself, avoiding any possibility of the
auto
> flash system being misled. But there remains the possibility of *you*
being
> misled!
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Daniel Tan
> Sent: 31 March 2004 11:04
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: external ambient/flash/reflected Lightmeters
>
>
> 50/1.4 + T32 + 2n + flat diffuser made from a milk carton.
>
> --snip
>
> I would guess that the lighting conditions of where I am are just rather
> bad. It's sort of a tungsten light + fluros + dark red carpet that goes
half
> way up the walls.
>
> --snip
>
> Everywhere else, the flash has been fine.
>
> DT
>
> --snip
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Daniel Tan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 3:46 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: external ambient/flash/reflected Lightmeters
>
>
> >
> > I've noticed! :P
> > Unfortunately I'm not quite sure what I would do with one. My OM-2n is
> > all I need :P
> > Actually, currently I'm very disillusioned with the OM's flash system.
> > Results just don't seem consistent.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Gordon J. Ross
> > Sent: Tuesday, 30 March 2004 19:16
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [OM] Re: external ambient/flash/reflected Lightmeters
> >
> >
> > Hi Dan;
> >
> > Note from enabling committee:
> >
> > there are a few OM 4T cameras on eb*y right now!
> >
> > Gord
>
> --snip
>
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