I chip it away a little at a time with nail clippers, also know as "focus
screen trimmer". Don't try to cut away too much at one time as it can cause
a crack which might extend into the viewing area.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Shedrick" <shedridc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Infinity focus & focusing screens
| Any tip on how to cut the little bugger without making
| a mess of it?
|
| --- John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > You have to cut off about half the width of the tab
| > or it will conflict with
| > the notch in the frame inside the camera. With the
| > tab to the right, cut
| > off the right half of the tab.
| >
| > John Hermanson
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| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Donald Shedrick" <shedridc@xxxxxxxxx>
| > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 6:52 PM
| > Subject: Re: [OM] Infinity focus & focusing screens
| >
| >
| > | I have heard a modification has to made to the "2"
| > | series screens to use in an OM1 or OM2 - I guess
| > this
| > | is what you are refering to. What are the details
| > of
| > | this modification, and how do you cut the screen
| > | without ruining it? Is the only difference with
| > the 2
| > | series vs the 1 series increased brightness?
| > |
| > | --- "Dr. Oben Candemir" <dunya.nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
| > | wrote:
| > | > I agree Gary. I bought a 2-4 screen a week ago.
| > | > Performed surgery on it
| > | > (actually cut the tab off accidently with only a
| > | > bare minimum tag to hold
| > | > onto with tweezers) and installed it in my OM
| > 2n.
| > | >
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