On Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:01:41 +0200, Peter Leyssens
<Peter.Leyssens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
snip...snip
>It's true that the matte 'snaps' into focus more than the 1-13 screen
>matte did, but I'm still glad I didn't buy a 2-4. I like the fact that
>I have the microprism and the split just in case the focus is really
>important.
>
I second you, Marc. I am also happy with the focusing aids. In
particular when you do macro work with a viewfinder enlarger (I prefer
a straight one over the right angle one, BTW) the microsprisms are
very useful for fine-tuning the focus.
>I have to agree with people who claim that a 2-x screen is maybe the
>most important upgrade you can get for an OM-body. I didn't really use
>it a lot yet, but every time I hold my OM-3 to my face, it feels like a
>more professional camera. It's the almost the same kick I got as the
>one I got when I moved from my OM-1 to my OM-3.
I am afraid it is the ONLY functional upgrade any single digit OM body
will take.... but nevertheless it is a most important and profitable
one indeed.
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
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