Olympus OM-2 - Manual Exposure Control

MANUAL EXPOSURE CONTROL
Set the selector lever to the "MAN-
UAL " position, and the exposure in-
dex marks and the meter needle are
~~~! ~~~r.eV.~iSible in the viewfinder .
Ii Manual Exposure Control
CD Shoul you wish to select a shutter speed (e .g., to stop
fast action, eliminate camera shake, etc.), turn the shut-
ter speed ring until the desired speed is opposite the red
reference dot on the lens barrel (see page 121.
® Look through the viewfinder a nd turn the aperture ring
until the needle lines up in the center of the index. For
fine exposure adjustment you can use any intermediate
F stop position.
CAUTION: In case of hand - held photography with a stand -
ard lens, a
shutter speed faster than 1/ 60 sec. is recommend -
ed to eliminate the possibility of camera movement .
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Aperture-preferred Manual Exposure Control
Should you wish to preselect the F stop (e.g ., to control
depth of field) (see page 25) :
CD Turn the aperture ring until the desired F stop is opposite
the white index mark .
® Look through the viewfinder and rotate the shutter speed
ring until the needle lin es up as close as possible to the
center of the index .
Make sure that the shutter speed ring is clicked into posi-
tion and not in between two setti ngs.
® Make the final exposure adjustment by turning the aper-
ture ring until the needle aligns exactly in the center of
the index .
CAUTION : Make sure that the shutter speed thus obtained
should meet the other photographic conditions properly ,
especially at "S" where the shutter speed ring is not coupled
with the exposure meter .