Magnifier for Olympus PT-E05 housing

[scipionems]

Hi to all,
I have an olympus E-520 with Olympus PT-E05 housing.
This housing have an optical viewfinder very very small, and it's very hard for me to use it, because I'm myope (-7 Right, -6 left).
Do you know if exist some kind of magnifier to install on the PT-E05 housing ??
Or do you know if it is possible to replace the original optical viewfinder with another larger viewfinder of another manufacturer (like Inon for example) ??
Thank you and happy 2011
Scipionems

 

[PHIL RUDIN]

All of the existing accessory viewfinders are to large to fit any of the Olympus DSLR housings. No one has come up with a good idea as to how to deal with this yet. If you are interested in updating to the E-3 and SeaTool housing which will take the Inon 45 or 180 finder let me know I will have mine up for sale soon, philrudin@me.com

Phil Rudin

 

[scipionems]

Thank you for the info about the viewfinder Phil.
I have seen on the net the Oly E3 and the Sea tool Housing.
Both are fantastic, but probably are too much for my bad photographic technique and surely out of budget for me
However if I become insane, I will contact you .
Thank you again.
Scipionems

 

[nachogil]

I had seen at Unterwasser Kamera there is a versión of the Inon 45º viewfinder modified to Olympus Housings.

www .unterwasserkamera.at/shop/catalog/product_info.php?info=p2938_inon-45--viewfinder-fuer-olympus.html

Phill, do not forget to send me a PM in Wetpixel if you sell your 4/3 equipement I might be interested

 

[PHIL RUDIN]

Very cool, I had seen these for Ikelite but did not know one had been made for the Olympus DSLR housings.

Phil Rudin

http://www.unterwasserkamera.at/sho...o=p2938_inon-45--viewfinder-fuer-olympus.html

 

[scipionems]

Hi Phil and Nachogil,
thank you very much for the info about the Inon 45° viewfinder.
I will try to contact Unterwasserkamera and ask if this viewfinder is suitable on my Olympus PT-E05.
Thank you again
Scipionems