Nobody caught the apparent typo in the screen type. There is no 2-14
screen. There are 2-4 screens and 2-13 screens that are brighter but
otherwise similar looking to their 1-4n (all matte) and 1-13 (Microprism
/split image-matte) stable mates. The 1-4n looks like the 1-4 except
that the inscribed circle is smaller and outlines the spot metering area
on the 2s and later cameras. See:
<http://olympus.dementia.org/eSIF/om-sif/findergroup/focusingscreens.htm>
2 series screens may also be hard to find unless John Hermanson was
successful in his attempt to buy a bunch.
Chuck Norcutt
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Garth Wood wrote:
> At 09:28 AM 17/02/2004, you wrote:
>
>
>>Is the 2-14 focusing screen noticeably brighter than the 1-13 supplied with
>>the OM4t? I do quite a bit of photography in low light situations so I could
>>use all the help I can get especially with aging eyes. :)
>
>
>
> Yep. Appears to me to be about twice as bright (I seem to recall that the
> specs for the screen implied a brightness increase of 2/3rds of a
> stop). Several photog buddies who use other systems have been *very*
> impressed with the brightness of the screen. The Beattie screens for the
> OM series are also good for brightness, but to my eye at least, they don't
> seem to be as "refined" as the Oly OEM screens. (I use a Beattie in my
> OM-2s, and an Oly 2-14 in my OM-4.)
>
>
> Garth
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