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Re: [OM] Varimagnifinder Lost Magnification

Subject: Re: [OM] Varimagnifinder Lost Magnification
From: "Bob Mills" <k8wx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 23:20:08 -0700
Hans and SC,

This may sound simple but have you adjusted the focus on the varimagnifinder
by turning the eyepiece. I have one that I use on an OM-4 and an Om-4T
and it works fine on both 1.2x and 2.5x.

Bob



>Hans V. wrote:-
>>>I have a strange problem with my Varimagnifinder. When I attach it to
>>>an OM-3 or OM-4 (not Ti's) I can only use the 1.2x magnification. When
>>>I turn it into 2.5x, the subject gets completely blurred and there's no
>>>way to get it into focus. When I attach it to an OM-2n, everything
>>>seems to work as it is supposed to.
>
>Sorry, I have no solutions for you, just sympathy.   My Varimagnifinder
>has the same problem, except it doesn't focus at 2.5x on both OM4 and
>OM1n.  The closests it gets to sharp focus at 2.5x is when it is mounted
>on my Pentax.  I've given up using it at 2.5x.
>
>In hindsight,  it is something I should have checked for before buying.
>
>Regards
>S.C.



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