Re: [APML] Olympus Varimagnifier

["Kevin Wigell" <kwemail@twcny.rr.com>]

> The varimagnifier does not give the full FOV.
> It also flips the image L to R.
> Light is lost to the eye when using it.
> But then it was designed for daylight long focal length photography.
> I find it useful if the the viewfinder is in a dificult position to look
> through and there is a bright star in the field.
> It has its uses...I prefer to have it available than not
> 
> Chris Brown

It does give the full FOV when you use the lower power (1.2x) setting. I just verified that using mine.

Kevin Wigell
www.kwastronomy.com



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