On Dec 20, 2005, at 9:56 PM, William Robb wrote:
The Nikon F3, Canon New F1 and several Olympus OM models all do
TTL-OTF ambient metering. The unique feature of the LX is that it
does so down to -6.5EV, a range which is unheard of.
Don't know which F3 model you had. Mine metered off the screen, and
exposure was locked in when the shutter was pushed. The LX will
adjust the exposure to correct changes in light intensity *during*
the exposure.
I don't know much about F1s and Olys.
TTL OTF metering that would correct during the exposure was a Canon
patent. Surprisingly, Canon never used it in a camera but licensed
it to Olympus instead in an exchange for an Olympus patent they
wanted. Such patent swaps are common among Japanese companies.
Bob
