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Subject: [OM] Re: Introduction and OM-1 questions/4
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:48:34 -0500
AFAIK, exactly the same part.  OM-G/20 also.

Chuck Norcutt

Bart Wientjes wrote:

> This brings me to a related point I've been contemplating.
> 
> It has been mentioned on the list recently (probably by John H.) that OM-10s
> make good donor cameras for replacement prisms for OM-1s that are affected
> by foam rot.
> Should I conclude that  --' though the OM-10 prisms are good -- OM-1 prisms
> are more better suited for the job? Would it even be benificial for the
> OM-2's viewfinder to put in an OM-1 prism?
> 
> Bart
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/15/06, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>
>>The brightest with ground glass because it is fully silvered and
>>arguably the easiest to focus. But I would would have to demur
>>because it is missing the wonderful metering scale of the OM4. I
>>agree that the winder is smoother too. Having used both an OM4T and
>>an OM1n I would probably never pick up the OM1n if I had a choice. A
>>little nicer viewfinder just does not make up for the ergonomic
>>genius of the OM4. My 2 cents.
>>
>>
>>
>>Winsor
>>Long Beach, California, USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Nov 15, 2006, at 10:05 AM, S Revlis wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Am I missing something here, never had an OM-1 Just 2n, 4 and
>>>4Ti ,but Rob, are saying the viewfinder on OM-1 is the best of the
>>>lot?
>>>
>>>Rob Harrison <robhar@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>  Jumping in a bit late here, but welcome Melanie. I got into L*ica
>>>rangefinders because I'd heard they were almost as good as OMs...,-)
>>>
>>>I second (or third or fourth by now) Chuck's recommendation. The
>>>OM-1md I've
>>>had since 1976 came back from its spa treatment feeling and working
>>>better
>>>than it ever had. "Buttery smooth advance" often comes to mind.
>>>Well worth
>>>the price.
>>>
>>>And then there's that incomparable viewfinder....ahhhhh.
>>>
>>>Rob in Seattle
>>>
>>>
>>>
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