Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, when I was using Olympus I found that feature quite useful to get a speady approximation of a tough lighting situation when reaction time was limited (moments!). I'd just hit the high and the low and bang, it was almost always where I wanted it to be (I'm talking chrome, not negative where none of that really matters much). I liked Olympus but the craftsmanship behind the equipment was poor. Lots of little niggling problems that, though they never shut down the system or prevented a picture from being taken, eventually wore me down through constantly having to send the gear in (I used OM4T's and OM-3's). Also, the glass only seemed so-so (I know lot of people swear by it but I just didn't see the magic). I find the Leica SLR's to be far superior in all respects (though the R8 is an oddity). Dave Yoder Eric Welch wrote: > At 09:37 AM 9/6/99 -0700, you wrote: > >With the camera set on automatic, the OM4Ti automatically sets the shutter > >speed by averaging the EVs of the measured spots. You can bias the metered > >average either with the exposure compensation dial, or by simply metering > >the same spot more than once (which will move the average closer to that > > This reminds me of the scene in the Indiana Jones movie. This guy is > swinging his sword around (I think it was supposed to be Morocco - his > sword was crescent shaped). Very impressive display, obviously meant to > scare the opponent with the masterly swordsmanship. With this incredible > piece of sharpened steel singing in the air as it pirouettes, slices the > air and makes large looping circles. All the while this guy is whipping his > sword around and getting ready to attack, Indy pulls a gun out of his > holster and shoots him. > > Bang. > > That's how I see this. While someone is swinging his OM4Ti around and > pushing buttons and studying the 10-stop exposure bar, and trying to > remember what spot on the bar goes with what part of the scene, tweaking > the exposure compensation around trying to get just the right balance, I've > shot the scene. > > Bang. > > Sorry, it just struck as funny. :-) > > Eric Welch > St. Joseph, MO > > http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > > My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability > to understand it. -Sam Abell; "Stay This Moment"