Yes, a 2 series screen modified for a 1, 1N etc. will throw meter needle
position off by 2/3 of a stop.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dirk Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Modified 2 series screens
| >OK...
| >
| >If you modify a '2' series screen, like the 2-13, to fit an earlier OM
like
| >the 1(n) or 2(n), does the brighter viewfinder image affect the light
meter?
|
| yes.
|
| > An OM-4 reads light from behing the mirror, right? But earlier OM's use
a
| >pair of CDS cells on either side of the eyepiece for center weighted
| >metering.
| >Without going to a '2' series screen, the brightest I can get is the
| >1-12 which I use for macro. The brighter 2's would be better, wouldn't
| >they? Is it worth going to all the trouble of getting one & modifying it?
| >
|
| It's great if you can remember to mentally compensate and/or get your
meter
| recalibrated. The screen does not effect auto exposure in the OM-2 or -2n
| cameras.
|
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