Keith, Hans, et all,
I have a straight tube type magnifier with dioptic adjustment and
magnifies only the central area and not inverted. It is a flip-up type
and is very well designed to clear the mounted flash shoe and lay flat
on top when flipped up. It has a built in grove for an eye cup and the
rubber eye cup installed.
What I find most interesting is that imprinted on the tube next to the
flip-up mechanism is imprinted the word Olympus on the top and 180
degrees out on the bottom, Japan. Normal for third party accessory
right ?
Molded into the rubber eyecup is the only other words "Canon, Japan"
VERY INTERESTING !
Rand E.
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"Keith (R.K.) Berry" wrote:
>
> Hans van Veluwen wrote:
> >Did Pentax or Fujica ever make non-angled finder magnifiers? In many cases
> where
> >I use the Varimagnifinder with macro or super tele I only need the
> >magnification, and feel the right angled finder as a handicap. I believe
> Hama
> >once made them, but no more... :-(
> >
> As I remember it, the Pentax S1A/SV/Spotmatic right angle finder had no
> magnifier but a non-reversed image and they made a separate focus
> magnifier - a short straight tube that fitted the eyecup slots - and perhaps
> with a bit of filing both of them could be fitted to an OM eyepiece (but,
> unlike the Varimagni, not at the same time). I don't know anything about any
> Pentax M or K versions.
>
> Regards,
> Keith Berry (Birmingham, England)
> keith_r.k.berry@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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