>> http://vinceb.home.att.net/old/home.htm >> Camera History states: >> Another scheme pattened by Minolta but brought to fruition by Olympus in the >> OM series was OTF (off the film metering). This had a patterned focal plane >> shutter which was in front of the film to modify sensitivy such as >> overbright sky, but metering continues as film is exposed so it is exact and >> also allows flash to be measured during exposure. >> (by Photography History Guru, Mr. Bob Howard) > > Well I'll be darned. My friend was right! :^)
Not so fast. I don't consider a single mention on an unpedigreed website to constitute a "reference." I was hoping for something at least published, if that's not too quaint. Hopefully with at least some vaguely traceable authoritativeness. Neither Goldberg in _Camera Technology_ nor the Lewis, Ed., _The History of the Japanese Camera_ translated from the Japanese and published jointly by George Eastman House and The Japan Camera and Optical Instruments Inspection and Testing Institute make any mention of Minolta having invented OTF metering. And I've never heard of "Photography History Guru Mr. Bob Howard." --Skeptical of Gurus, Mr. Grumpy Johnston - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
