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Subject: [OM] Re: OM1 light meter
From: "GeeBee" <geebee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:32:08 -0000
Hi Roland,

I'm not sure if its universal but my OM1n has always done that from new. I
am not sure if it happens with OM2's and OM2 SP's that I own because I
quickly got into the habit of keeping my eye close to the viewfinder window
and fitting an eye cup.

Don't worry :-)

--Graham

From: "Der Eiserne Reiter" <ferider@xxxxxxxxx>

Subject: [OM] OM1 light meter


> All,
>
> a small question that I wanted to ask for a while: On my work-horse,
> an OM1, the light-meter is sensitive to the light entering the
> eye piece. In other words, when my eye gets closer to the ocular,
> the light meter will react, going down by about 1 stop when the ocular is
> covered. The camera is in very good shape, and was claimed to have
> been CLA'ed when I bought it on the bay about 2 years ago.
>
> Is this normal ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roland.



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