Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/09
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At 09:25 AM 09/01/97 +0000, you wrote:
>I have lost my Nikons eyepiece once. The dealer where I got a new one
>told me that this maybe his most often sold Nikon part.
<SNIP>
>What I wonder about is: From the mails of the LUGnuts who reported
>they lost lost their eyepiece I get the impression that it isn't
>possible to photograph without the eyepiece. Is this true and does
>this mean the eyepiece isn't just a piece of flat glass?
>
>Stefan
>--
>Stefan Kahlert,
>Medizinische Poliklnik der Universitaet Bonn
>uzs13b@uni-bonn.de
The eyepiece is absolutely a proper lens!
About 30 years ago, I lost the eyepiece from a NIKKOREX, while in Germany.
I was able to use the camera by holding it at arms length to focus on the
groundglass, and then holding it to my eye for composing - though the image
was just variously coloured blobs. I did, however, get over 300 well
focused photos that way, and completed my holiday successfully. I did not,
however, take many "action" photos!
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