[rollei_list] Re: Olympus Stylus Epic-Off Topic
- From: "Jeff Kelley" <jlkphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:11:22 -0700
Right, the buttons are so small & close together I have a hard time pressing
them both at the same time. You'll know you're successful when the symbol
appears. It looks like a small rectangle with a dot in the center. Spot
mode is inactive with the two night flash modes.
One of my only complaints with these cameras is that they always go back to
the default settings when turned off. I sure wish I could turn off the
flash and have it stay off or turn on the spot mode and have it stay on!
I now have three of these cameras... one for B&W, one for color, and one new
in the box waiting for the day the others finally crash & burn. They have
been discontinued but can still be found new. B&H has them: *
http://tinyurl.com/2gy9sh *
2 of mine were found on ebay for $20 or $30...new at B&H they are $80.
Once you practice with the spot mode and understand the camera you'll get
some wonderful shots from a camera with an incredibly sharp lens...and
it fits in your pocket.
I often trick the DX settings by altering the ISO settings of the film
cassette. The camera only reads 50, 100, 200, 400, 800,1600 and defaults to
100 if not one of the above. For example I shoot Tri-X at 1600 for night
shots this way.
Here how to trick the DX sensor:
http://www.markushartel.com/tutorials/camera-related/trick-the-dx-sensor.html
Jeff
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 6:06 AM, Mike Kovacs <mskovacs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just press the two oval buttons on the back together and it will show it
> is in spot metering mode on the LCD.
>
> Its a bit finicky and unfortunately the camera cancels spot meter mode if
> you open and close the lens cover.
>
>
> Roger Wiser wrote:
>
> > Gentlemen, A couple months ago there was short discussion on this
> > camera, which was said to be sort of a cult camera. This camera has the f2.8
> > lens. This discussion prompted me to pull mine out of storage and check it
> > out. I could not locate my instruction book.
> >
> > During the previous discussion on this list it was mentioned how the
> > exposure or auto focus could be altered by the 2 buttons ion the back of the
> > camera. I think that the automatic exposure could be changed from average to
> > spot.
> >
> > If someone could refresh me on this it would be most appreciated.
> > Without success I have been attempting to get information on the internet.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Roger
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