Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:34 PM 04-12-96 +0100, Bert wrote: >Dan Cardish wrote: > >> would I be able to focus on something, say 10 feet >> away (based on the lens scale) and then adjust the rangefinder so that the >> images coincide, and then do the same for an object at infinity using the >> other adjusting screw? >> >> Or is this a sure fire way to make a real mess of my camera? > >Dan, don't mess with this yourself. I think it will only make matters >worse. Each rangefinder is factory adjusted at 15x magnification. I >don't think you've got a viewfinder magnifier, or do you? Perhaps Mr. >Puts would like to elaborate on this matter. He's been at the Leica >factory on a couple of occasions and has written some very good articles >about his visits. You're probably right. This Friday there's going to be a Leica clinic and demo at a nearby camera store (maybe they will have the R8?) and I'll have my camera checked out. Hopefully they will have a competent rapair person there who can advise me and actually show me how the rangfinder can be adjusted. Dan C.