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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