In a message dated 08/03/2000 12:39:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
coneill@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> As I understand it, here's my options for enhancing my focusing abilities
> on the OM-2:
>
> 1. Eyecup and dioptric correction lenses
> 2. Varimagni finder
> 3. Focusing screen (one that's sharper than the 1-13 standard one)
>
> Now for the questions...
>
> 1. Which one (or combination) is probably the best option? (Of course,
> if I go with the dioptric correction lenses I should probably talk to my
> optomitrist about which one)
For normal use, a correction lens in an eyecup is probably your best bet
>
> 2. If the focusing screen option is a good idea, which one? I can't
> afford a Beattie at US$80 but I was thinking maybe a 1-14 would be a
> little easier as the split image is at 45 degrees. Is that correct
thinking,
> or
> are there better/sharper/easier-to-focus ones?
I don't think the 1-14 will allow you to focus more accurately than the 1-13.
It's just more convenient. A 2 series screen will be brighter, which may help
in some situations and with some lenses, but it needs to be modified to fit
the OM-2, and it throws off the manual meter and the shutter speed display in
auto. The Beattie will have the same affect, and the Oly screen is actually
cheaper.
>
> 3. If the Varimagni finder is the way to go, someone commented in a
> recent e-Bay ad that they were selling theirs because it was hard to use
> while wearing glasses, so do you use it without your glasses or what.
The Varimagni is a great focusing aid, IMO. It provides both magnification
and dioptric correction. Not really convenient for handheld or casual
shooting, although I almost always have mine with me when I bring my tripod
along.
Hope this helps,
Paul Schings
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