At 10:31 PM 2/2/97 -0500, you wrote:
>In article <5d35v4$k58@opal.xtalwind.net>, ombligo@xtalwind.net says...
>
>>No, the FM2 doesn't have TTL metering. Nikon introduced true TTL on
>>the N-series and the F4,.
>
>???! ;-) Hmmmm, will have to tell that one to Nikon F owners...;-)
>(You probably meant TTL *flash* metering, though, rather than
>TTL ambient light metering, which goes WAY back... But TTL flash
>metering does also [just not so far...], being on the F3, FG,
>and FE-2/FA, which preceeded the N and AF "F-pro" series...)
>Hope This Helps


Hi--

>You are correct on both counts. I was thinking TTL flash. While there was
>TTL flash earlier than the N-series, it wasn't technically that great. If
>you can ever get a Nikon tech to talk honestly about it, they will say the
>same. But I do stand corrected.
> Ombligo

Hmmm, actually, I don't agree with that entirely... The older
flash TTL was limited to 400ASA, and didn't (except for the
F3) allow for TTL fill-ratios, but it did expose B & W TTL
flash correctly, unlike the newer ones that underexpose
B & W about one stop...
David Ruether