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[OM] Re: OM eyecups & dioptric correction

Subject: [OM] Re: OM eyecups & dioptric correction
From: Ross Orr <voxbongo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:05:43 -0400
Cy wrote:
>On my OM2, I use an Eyecup 1, but with the rubber eyecup itself removed
>(this is easy to remove and replace on the Eyecup 1).  Using that
>configuration I can see the entire viewfinder screen without having to move
>my eye from side to side.  The Eyecup 1 has the advantage of taking
>"standard" camera dioptric correction lenses available from many photo shops
>(e.g. Jessops in the UK), so you don't need to buy Olympus dioptric lenses
>(but be aware that the Olympus scale of dioptric strength may differ from
>the scale used by other brands, so take your camera with you and try several
>in the shop before purchase; for example, -4 on the Olympus scale
>corresponds to -3 on the Jessops scale).

Yes, the idea of removing the rubber on the eyecup 1 is a great 
suggestion, which does make it possible to see the whole viewfinder 
again. Next I need to follow up on Yves's idea to cut a disc of the 
correct diameter from an old eyeglass lens, and see how that works as 
a homemade diopter correction.

By the way, I've been having some success making my eyecup 2 a more 
comfortable, via a rather low-tech method: When not in use I keep the 
top of the rubber surround pinched flat with a couple of clothespins! 
The rubber is starting to take on a permanent set, which makes it a 
better fit to my eye socket.

Raising a toast of Australian red,

  -- Ross

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