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Re: [OM] Alternatives to a Varimagni

Subject: Re: [OM] Alternatives to a Varimagni
From: "Tom Trottier" <infoanim@xxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 16:55:16 -0400
On 10 Jul 99, at 10:45, Rand E. <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Victor,
>  I had considered that.  But, the grove that I mentioned is a particular
> shape and it identically matches the Canon cup installed on it.  So, not
> necessarily so easy. Rand E.

but it is Rubber?!
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Victor E Falkteg wrote:
> > 
> > Easy....
> 
> > 
> > A third party vendor produced it for use on Olympus cameras and somebody
> > else that lost the original eyecup put on one from Canon... so... no big
> > deal....
> > 
> > Victor Falkteg
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rand E. <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 11:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Alternatives to a Varimagni
> > 
> > > Keith, Hans, et all,
> > >   I have a straight tube type magnifier with dioptic adjustment and
> > > magnifies only the central area and not inverted.  It is a flip-up
> > > type and is very well designed to clear the mounted flash shoe and lay
> > > flat on top when flipped up.  It has a built in grove for an eye cup
> > > and the rubber eye cup installed.
> > >   What I find most interesting is that imprinted on the tube next to
> > >   the
> > > flip-up mechanism is imprinted the word Olympus on the top and 180
> > > degrees out on the bottom, Japan.  Normal for third party accessory
> > > right ? Molded into the rubber eyecup is the only other words "Canon,
> > > Japan" VERY INTERESTING !
> > >
> > > Rand E.

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