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Re: [OM] OM-1n Manual/Instructions

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-1n Manual/Instructions
From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 16:08:20 -0500
> Some Nikons and Canons had "Eyepiece Shutters". You flipped a switch on
> the viewfinder and a blind inside the eyepiece closed to keep stray light
> out. My old F4s and the F3 both had them.

This is another area where we went backwards with digital cameras. I
got so very spoiled by the mirror-chamber metering of the OM system.
Then with DSLRs, we reverted to the dark ages of metering off the
focus screen.

Fortunately, this is no longer an issue with mirrorless cameras.


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