Dry 2S asa ceramic is a real problem and causes very erratic behaviour.
There's no reason why a 2S or 2 should be exposing differently or
better than a 4 or 4T. There is no model wide condition that would
cause this. Much of it depends on how they're set up.
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Ken Norton wrote:
>> I have been trying to imagine what you were photographing out in the
>> boondocks, Ken. I should have known that it would be interesting and
>> attractive ...
>>
>> ... I look forward to more of them.
>>
>
>
> Thanks, Chris. Colorado is a beautiful state--one which you can stand just
> about anywhere in the state, look around and find something to photograph.
>
> The Molas Lake photos are exciting--probably the next ones to see the light
> of the Internet. Unfortunately, the Velvia got slightly underexposed so
> I'll have to revert to the Provia shots of the mountains reflecting in the
> lake.
>
> Important Programming Note:
>
> My OM-2S has a flaky ISO dial which forces me to avoid ISO 50 and ISO 100.
> So, I decided to set it at ISO 80 when I needed to shoot the 'chromes when
> the OM-4T got film-advance-challenged. The Velvia 100 really needs that
> extra 1/3 of a stop with the OM bodies as I think auto-exposure tends to
> slighly under-expose anyway. The Velvia shots taken with the OM-2S were
> substantially better exposed than the OM-4T shots on auto. Although, I'm
> not bugged, because the very fine line of over-expose and
> blow-the-clouds-out drives you to suicide.
>
> But, just maybe there is something else in play. For years, I've felt that
> in auto mode the OM-2md, OM-2n and OM-2S exposed 'chromes more accurately
> than the OM-4 and OM-4T bodies. When questioned, a certain list-member
> confirmed that the two series expose differently, but his opinion is that
> the OM-4x is better. Go figure.
>
> Anyway, as a result, the Molas Lake sunset photos taken with Velvia may need
> some serious shadow recovery to attempt to recover the densities. The
> clouds and mountains, though, are awesome.
>
> I had meant to order a new ND-Grad before the trip, but forgot when I was
> putting the film order together. Too bad, because I could have really used
> it a few times.
>
> AG
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