Chip,
I've got it! You've got a multicoated mirror! <g>
Dave
> > > I've recently acquired an OM-PC which is very nice in every respect,
> > except
> > > that the viewfinder image has a definite greenish cast. Closer
> inspection
> > > seems to indicate that it is the flip-up mirror which is coloring the
> > > images. I thought that maybe the mirror silvering was deteriorating,
> which
> > > might affect viewfinder metering, but the meter appears to be on the
> spot.
> > >
> > > Has anyone encountered this phenomenon in the OM-PC or other SLRs? Is it
> > an
> > > aging thing? (the camera, not my eyes!) I wonder if replacing the mirror
> > > with a new one from Olympus would be a practical DIY project.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chip Stratton
> > > cstrat@xxxxxxxxx
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