Olympus Auto Eye II

[tim_huggins]

<p>I picked up one of these beauties a while back, but discovered that there was very little information available about it on

the web. Worse yet, some of what is posted there is not correct. This camera is historically significant, but has some

unusual quirks that make it difficult to figure it all out. As such, I've put together a page giving a complete description of the

camera and its operation.</p>

 

<url>http://www.thermojetstove.com/Autoeye/</url>

 

<p>The meter on the camera was not working when I got it, so at the end of that page there is also a link to instructions for

troubleshooting and repairing the meter.</p>

[starvy]

excellent review tim :)

[connealy]

That's a fine write-up on that uncommon Oly. The auto parallax correction is the feature that really got

my attention. The only rf camera I've had with that was a Yashica 14. Might be nice to add a few

sample photo shots from the camera to your presentation, though I've never seen of an Olympus that

delivered less than excellent quality images.

[tim_huggins]

Keep in mind that "automatic parallax correction" was marketing-speak for parallax offset marks in the viewfinder. The viewfinder image does not physically shift as you enter the close focus range.