I measured it and got 6-7 feet. That's also consistant with the dioptric
correction that works best for me.
Paul
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Aug 2001 10:55:14 -0500 (CDT) "Paul Farrar"
> <farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> > The screen in an OM has an apparent distance of about 2m (7').
>
> This didn't sound right, so I checked out some old Modern Photography
> tests of OMs. One of the things they measured was the apparent viewing
> distance of the screen and the displays. The results I have are:
>
> OM-2S:
> apparent viewing distance: 29 inches
> apparent distance of shutter speed scale: 39 inches
>
> OM-3
> apparent viewing distance: 39 inches
> apparent distance of shutter speed scale: 39 inches
>
> OM-4T
> apparent viewing distance: adjustable between 13 inches and 39 inches
> apparent distance of shutter speed scale: adjustable between 13 inches
> and 39 inches
>
> OM-77AF
> apparent viewing distance: 32 inches
> apparent distance of shutter speed scale: 39 inches
> apparent distance of aperture scale: 39 inches
>
> OM-88
> apparent viewing distance: 39 inches
> apparent distance of LED display scale: 39 inches
>
> These numbers raise a few questions in my head. I would have expected the
> OM-3 numbers to be the same as the OM-4T numbers. Perhaps they didn't
> bother to measure at the differing diopter settings. Also the OM-2S
> number of 29 inches I suspect is a misprint and should be 39 inches.
> Bottom line is the apparent viewing distance is more like 1m, not 2m like
> people have been saying here.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Paul Schings
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