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Subject: [OM] Re: Screens
From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 11:04:06 -0400
I believe Camtech's URL is:

http://www.zuiko.com/

ScottGee1

On 5/2/05, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Auris
> 
> If you are looking at different screens, I should check the eSIF for
> the original Olympus recommendations for focusing screens and their
> different tasks.
> 
> I use a 2-4 in my OM4 and 2SP, and a 1-13 in my OM1N.  The 2-4 is a
> brighter screen that was available in the later years of the OM system
> and the 2-4 has only a ground-glass screen for focusing, and a spot
> metering circle; the only other later screen was the 2-13, which is
> like the 1-13, but brighter.  I have a 1-7 (which I bought without
> really thinking about it around 20 years ago) but which is useless
> except with longer lenses.  Now that I have my bright 2-4 screens, I
> don't really worry about them.  However, I have always wanted to use
> the gridded screen (1-10).  Now the only ways to have a gridded screen
> are:  to buy one without a grid and scratch it on yourself; get John
> Hermanson to do it (he's on this List and his website is
> www.camtech.com); find an old 1-10; or buy a Beattie screen with the
> grid scribed on.  Beattie screens are brighter than the original
> screens, something like the 2-series screens, but about twice the
> price.
> 
> Your English is fine; I hope that my language is not too colloquial or
> complex.
> 
> Chris
> ~~ >-)-
> C M I Barker
> Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
> +44 (0)7092 251126
> www.threeshoes.co.uk
> homepage.mac.com/zuiko
> 
> On 2 May 2005, at 14:04, auris . wrote:
> 
> > Screens
> > I read about all of them. I am interesting in screen suitable for
> > normal and wide angle lens.
> > Is it fast and accurate focusing with 1-1? Maybe focusing with 1-2
> > more pleasant than
> > with 1-13? What difference betwen 1-1 and 1-2? 1-3 looks nice too.
> > What kind of screen is in your om?
> > Tell me about your satisfaction to use one or another screen.
> >
> > Sorry for my english...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Auris
> 
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