This also often happens even when direct sunlight isn't entering the
viewfinder, due to light reflecting off your face or bright clothing. If
you're not a glasses wearer you could try an eyecup, but as a foureyes I
find simply shading thge viewfinder with my hand to be simpler. It's
something that becomes second nature after a while, and has the added
benefit of letting you see the viewfinder image much more crisply.
Dylan
> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:58:57 -0500
> From: "Bob Whitmire" <rlw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] OM-2n Viewfinder light leak?
>
> Out at a local beach shooting some snaps today. Bright sun. I noticed (for
> the first time) that with sunlight coming in from the side, the meter will
> vary as much as two stops depending on whether light to the viewfinder is
> blocked. This happens in auto as well as manual mode. When I turned the
> camera into the light, the variation dropped to a stop or less. Does this
> mean light leak around viewfinder, or is this something that happens with
> OMs?
>
> Thanx!
>
> - --Bob Whitmire
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