I think that's backwards. The OM-1 screen was touted as being quite a bit
larger than cameras of the early 70's.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "William Sommerwerck" <williams@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus group" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 7:47 AM
Subject: [OM] viewfinder magnification
> "I have never seen a E-1 but Olympus spec. mentioned it is 0.96x with 50mm
> (100mm equ.) lens, how can it be as large as our OM which is 0.85x (OM4)
> with 50mm lens? Not the mention the super big OM1n/2n screen."
>
> Viewfinder magnification is set by the overall optical design of the
> viewfinder system. It is not determined by any one component, such as the
> size of the focusing screen or the lens's focal length.
>
> The OM-1 does not have a "super big" screen. It is small by comparison
with
> SLRs of 40 years ago, and modern SLRs have even smaller screens.
>
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