Quoting Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > You really owe it to yourself to have a look through an
> E-1
> > viewfinder. The only thing I miss from my OMs is the
> x-13
> > split-image focusing aid, and I only really miss that
> for
> > the wider Zuiko stuff.
>
> There's someone working on producing a split-image
> focusing screen
> for the E-1 and the E-300. It's supposed to be available
> in a few
> months at a cost of around $100US. You can get a hi-lux
> treatment for
> it (I guess it makes it like a 2-13) for an extra $50US.
> -mark
Thanks Mark. The previous mention of the hi-lux treatment
is the first I had heard about that process.
Is an aftermarket x-13-type screen something you'll pursue?
I don't think I would use it for long lenses. I hope that
my remedy for the wider stuff is the LWMNBN. :)
Joel W.
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