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Re: [OM] OM-2000 queries

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2000 queries
From: "Marco" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 31 Oct 98 18:01:08 +0100
On Ven, 30 ott 1998 16:10, Steven_Read@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:Steven_Read@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
>
>Secondly there were two notes against "Other Olympus Zuiko
>Interchangeable
>Lenses*"  the second of which was "Use of the Zuiko 600 mm and 1000 mm
>lenses is
>not recommended because a portion of the image area will not be visible in
>the
>viewfinder."  Which left me thinking "So?", I mean, I know the viewfinder
>only
>has 93overage is that what they're talking about?  And why would that
>be a
>problem?  Is this a drawback to having a fixed focusing screen?  (And not
>that
>I'm likely to end up with either of these lenses in the near future - but
I am
>a
>Zuikoholic...)
>
It is due to the size of the mirror... looks as the 2000's mirror is a bit
shorter than other OMs. Not a real drawback... 

Regarding focusing screen, even the OM main series has only two of the new
series of screens, 2-4 and 2-13. 

Marco

Marco




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