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Re: [OM] Doing the splits

Subject: Re: [OM] Doing the splits
From: Nicholas Herndon <nherndon@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:57:42 -0500
>I would never have believed it until I tried this combination, but
>there you have it. I do find it the most accurate finder for a
>combination
>of quickly framing and focusing a wide-angle lens I have ever laid
>eyes to.

*Drool*


>The only cost to this is that it's smaller than the OM-1 finder. With
>the OM-1
>and a 50mm finder, it's so close to life-size that I can easily use it
>with both
>eyes open, and after a second or so my brain jumbles the lot into one
>coherent,
>fluid image with a "frame" around it to photograph. Since it's a 0.92x
>finder,
>I suspect this would be even better (perfect) with the 55mm f/1.2.

>Sadly, I can't do this with the 3Ti finder, it's just that tad too
>small.

What's the magnification on the OM-3Ti finder?

>So, the OM-1 still rocks. (I have to keep telling myself this, since
>unfortunately
>my 3Ti is in the shop for the second time. The first time was after I
>bought it,
>it came with a faulty mirror mechanism that never fully swung out of
>the way
>when the shutter opened. Got it perfectly fixed. Half a roll of film
>later,
>it unfortunately took a dive from a dining room table onto a tile
>floor (not my fault!).

>Not a scratch (literally) but now the shutter is stuck.

OUCH!

Once again you guys are torturing me with talk of the OM-3Ti.  Prices
just keep going up on this thing.  There are currently two in stock at
KEH, and they are not cheap--about the price of an EX condition Leica
MP!
-- 
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