At 00:56 13/12/98 +0200, Matthias wrote:
> And last but
>not least the viewfinder of the OM-2n (and OM-1, OM-1n, OM-2) is unique
>because of the technical data. They show 97 0f the film area (more is not
>absolutely necessary, because a slide frame shows less, perhaps 92 % ) but
>the second data is quite more important: the virtual magnification is 92 %
>! You can see this, if you look through an OM-2n with one eye and
>simultanous through another camera
Just tried it with my OMs 1 and 4. You're right! I'd never noticed it
before, probably because I use the OM-1n rather rarely. Your comment about
slide mounts is also true - I remember once taking a picture of a biplane,
tail-on, with the wings *just* inside the field of view in the viewfinder.
I had to remount the slide, coz the mount clipped the wings.... Sometimes
a viewfinder with such a large percentage can be a disadvantage. I know
now, though!
Richard
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