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Re: [OM] [OT] Unknown PEN F?

Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Unknown PEN F?
From: Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 22:23:55 -0500 (EST)
On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Skip Williams wrote:

> Yep, C.H. is exactly correct.  They're pretty useless for normal picture 
> taking unless some wizard uncements the clear screen from the prism and puts 
> in a ground glass for focusing.

I was told by a former Olympus service tech that used to work on these bodies
that they can't easily be converted to a normal Pen.  Apparantly not only is
the screen different, but so is the prism.  You can't just replace the screen
with a normal one and expect it to work.
                                        -mark


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