Actually, I read that that screen was *standard* on the 'G'.
http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~rwesson/esif/om-sif/bodygroup/om20.htm
I was able to compare the 1N and G side by side and the 'G' was much
brighter and easier to focus. This, even AFTER I changed the 1-6
screen on the 1N to a 1-13 that was installed when I first picked it
up. That was so bad I thought there was something wrong with the
camera.
In my ignorance, I 'proved' the difference because I expected the 1N
to be better.
hth/ScottGee1
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:01:40 -0800, gilbertparts@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<gilbertparts@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> -- Hi Scott, welcome to the list. I am curious , how did a G end up with a 2
> series screen?
> Frank
>
> > OK. As promised, a bit about me and why I joined this list.
> >
> > My handle may be familiar to OM members who frequent photo.net, Miranda and
> > RFF.
> >
> > I joined that last group when I decided to get a small, multi-lens kit
> > to keep with me pretty much all the time. Since I had previously
> > owned a Contax G1 kit that I had to sell for financial reasons, an RF
> > kit made sense to me. I quickly acquired a Bessa R2 and 35/50/75
> > lenses. Very nice except I think my eyesight has changed (again . . .
> > ) and I can no longer quickly focus an RF. Quick is important to me
> > so I decided to look for a RF-like SLR kit. Any surprise that I would
> > land on Olympus doorstep?
> >
> > I've been reading FAQs, articles, books, etc. and have gleaned a lot
> > of information. Given that I tend to swim upstream equipment-wise I
> > find myself drawn to the the 4T(i) and 2S, in that order. From what I
> > can tell, Oly really had the major kinks worked out by the time these
> > two were produced. Also, they can use the '2' series screens.
> >
> > I really appreciate the consistent 49mm filter possibility throughout
> > the lens line. My ideal line-up would be a 21/28/40/85 but for the
> > fact that the 40 seems to command a very high resale price - what's up
> > with that? As such, I'd shift to 21/35/50/85. And yeah, I really
> > like ultra-wides.
> >
> > Haven't bought anything yet, but handled a 1n, 2 and 'G' at a local
> > used camera show last Sunday. The 2-13 screen on the 'G' made a
> > significant difference in focusability and overall brightness. Of
> > course the 'G', as nice as it is, is not in the league of the others
> > in other respects.
> >
> > BTW, has anyone here had any of their 1-x series screens modified by
> > Bill Maxwell? He applied his 'Hi-Lux' process to my Hasselblad
> > screens years ago and the difference was remarkable.
> >
> > One bit of confusion . . . a lot is made of the mirror dampening
> > mechanism Maitani-san developed for the OM-1; was that carried through
> > to the 4T(i) and 2S? Low vibration and quiet are on my 'important'
> > list too.
> >
> > As a final note I should mention that this Oly kit is primarily for my
> > personal use though it may find its way to some of the paying jobs I
> > shoot. My digital rig is EOS and it weighs more than I do. OK, I
> > can't say that for *sure* since our scale is broken.
> >
> > Thanks for listening this far and I'm looking forward to learning from
> > and contributing to the list.
> >
> > ScottGee1, aka, Scott Gardner
> >
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