Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > I can't say for the Leica but I have a couple of Olympus OM2 > cameras that are > about 20 years old, using an even more complex system than the > Leica, that > are right on the money. When it's off the film metering system was > introduced, Olympus did a series of tests that showed that even wide > differences in film surface coloration made little difference in exposure > determining reflectivity. > > LarryZ No kidding - given all the various surfaces people suggest using to get an 18% gray reading, it must be possible to have a WIDE variation in surface coloration before you get a significant exposure difference.... B. D.