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Subject: [OM] Re: Mysteries of the Universe (OM Universe)
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:18:30 -0500
OM-PC focus screen is same part number as OM-G (20) screen (LC4124).  I 
have a 2-13 in my OM-2, and when I put the OM-PC screen in it's place, 
meter position is the same as the 2-13.

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Moose wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> 
>>While on the subject of fitting screens between system and non-system 
>>cameras (tab vs no tab) I'm recalling the rumor (?) that the screen in 
>>am OM-40/PC is supposed to be a 2-13 style without tab.  Given the 
>>rarity and expense of 2-13 screens today and the number of failed 
>>OM-40/PC's it would seem to be time to harvest the screens from those 
>>dead (or maybe even live) bodies.
>>
>>Has anyone ever verified that the 40/PC screen is indeed a 2-13 type?
>>  
> 
> I find two slightly conflicting references in my semi-random cache of 
> tech messages.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> In response to a query about the color castof an OP-40(PC) screen, JOhn 
> Hermanson replied on 2/2/2004:
> 
> "Part of the reason the screen has a tint is due to the semi-silvered mirror
> which is reflecting the image.  Changing the screen may have no effect.
> Lumi-micron screen is a 2-13 with the tab broken off."
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> An exchange between C.H. and George (Classic VW) S. on 2/1/2004:
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> OK, C.H., from what you are saying, now I think the "Fine" in the name of the 
> 2-series screens, "Fine Lumi-Micron" is there deliberately to differentiate 
> from the OM-PC's "bright" Lumi-Micron. That may indeed mean that those 
> screens 
> have a finer grain. Thanks for your info.
> 
> George S.
> 
> chling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> 
> 
> 
>>I have seen more than one OM40, their finder condition were very good, they
>>are brighter when compared with the 1-13 on OM4, but when compared to the
>>2-series screen, the 2 series screens (both 2-4 and 2-13) are much finer in
>>grain and brighter. Try a 50/3.5 or slower lenses on them you will see the
>>difference.
>>
>>C.H.Ling
> 
> 
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> Moose
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