Welcome in from the cold! From another Brit (albeit living in Belgium and
working in Paris (but that's another story))
I too have an OM4 - wonderful beast - and I have another focusing screen on
my 'wish list'. It's been there quite a while, because in most
circumstances you can live without it. You'll see the split-image go dark
in low light with small aperture lenses, but f4 on your new Tamron will
probably still be ok. I found its big brother - the 2.8 - for an amazing
20 quid bargain and I'm pretty impressed by Tamron. It's a shame there was
never a Zuiko at 2.8. I have used the 65-200 f4 but they're hard to find
without discolored elements, and I have the Zuiko (Cosina-made plastic)
70-210 f4/5.6 that was released for the OM2000. That's a reasonable lens
for its size and price and I have travelled quite extensively with it.
There is an Oly 2-13 screen, roughly the same as the Beattie - and John H
on this list sells them with his own scribed gridlines for an extra $10 -
but they're both hard to find 2nd hand. If you get one I believe you will
find you can, and will want to, keep it in all the time. It's probably
only the macro and astro uses that couldn't live with it but other experts
will chime in here.
Hope to see some of your pix somewhere (that's what it's all about!)
best regards
jez
"Walker, Tim"
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Hi All,
I've been watching this list from the dark lurking woods since I bought
my first OM4 about 6months ago. It's been great! (both the camera and
the list). I've learnt so much from you guys and want to thank you all
for your unknowing teachings! As a youngster (25) I was born to the
rising technology of automatic features (in life, as a whole really) and
lived and loved my Can*n E*S for a long time but, last year, made a
decision to return to my upbringing of OM cameras (my Dad gave me his
OM10 when I was.. oh, so small!) Anyway... I'm still constructing my kit
(this list doesn't help my bank balance as I'm always thinking 'oh, that
sounds interesting, that sounds good, better (think about) buy(ing)
that.." etc.) but am pretty happy with my OM4, Zuiko 50 & 28mm and (last
weekends purchase) Tamron SP 70-210 F3.8-4. I *had* intended to get some
suggestions from the list on what zoom to go for (yes, ideally, I'd have
chosen a range of Zuiko primes but can't afford that, at present) but
didn't know what email address to send my message to!! <blushes with
embarrassment! - thanks for the help Thomas!> but, from what I've read,
the Tamron isn't a bad choice. So, I'll get around to my point (and I'm
sorry if this has been discussed a million times before), does anyone
have any advice on brighter focusing screens. I haven't tried the zoom
in low light yet but the guy in the shop suggested I get a Beattie (?)
screen to improve the viewfinder image. Is this really necessary?
(bearing in mind I don't have great eyesight <wears glasses/contacts>
and do take quite a lot of early morning shots in murky British weather)
Is the Beattie only useful for the zoom and would I need to change back
to my original screen when using the 28mm/50mm or can it always remain
in the camera? Can you buy them secondhand in the UK (if so, where?) (I
see them for sale new in AP for about 90GBP) and are they easy to fit?
I hope someone will spare a moment to help me with my dreadfully basic
questions! Thanks in advance and I promise to get some web space with my
pictures up soon(ish!) Oh, and a belated Happy New Year to you all!
Tim
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