All 1s through 2N probably do this. The meter cds cells are on either side
of the eyepiece lens and as you back away from the camera, light entering
the eyepiece is reflected back by the focus screen.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chris O'Neill <coneill@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: John Hudson <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>; <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] TTL metering with an OM2n
| On 7 Sep 2000, at 11:04, John Hudson wrote:
|
| > QUESTIONS.........is this normal experience with the 2n? I assume that
| > light was leaking back through the viewfinder into the meter and thus
| > closing down the aperture by one stop or more.
|
| Don't know about the 2N, but that's what my plain-ol-2 does. My (soon
| to be going to a new owner) OM-10 does the same thing. I just
| assumed this was "natural" for the Olympus line. 'Sides, I'm not overly
| worried cuz don't the camera to the "right" exposure off the film plane at
| the point the shot is taken??? So, if I'm seeing something that's off cuz
| of the way my eye it's the viewfinder, it don't matter.... right???
|
| > If this back leakage of light through the viewfinder is a fact of life
with
| > the 2n [it is not with the 4T] does Olympus or anyone else make an eye
cup
| > suitable for someone who wears glasses?
|
| I'd be interested in this too, as I'm a spec wearer.
|
| Regards,
|
| Chris
|
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