Re: [Leica] Rangefinder Accuracy Tester

["Bryan Willman" <bryanwi@seanet.com>]

you could buty a test chart, edmund scientific sells them,
as do some camera stores.

Focus on the chart very carefully at various distances,
then look at the results to see if they are in focus.

You must repeat this with each lens/camera pair,
but since it's lens camera pairs that make actual
pictures, that isn't too bad.

bmw

- -----Original Message-----
From: Noel H. Charchuk <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, May 24, 1998 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Rangefinder Accuracy Tester


>
>I find a very simple, inexpensive test of rangefinder accuracy test comes
>delivered with most humans. Measure off your normal stride, focus on
>various objects, note the distance, and pace it off, comparing accuracy to
>actual quite simply, and cheaply. ;)
>I don't know if anyone made a device as you described. 
>You could purchase an old rangefinder accessory for a few dollars in an
>used camera dealer, test it to actual distances, and use it to compare
>focus of a camera body. These are usually not too large, and are
>surprisingly accurate.
>
>Noel Charchuk
>Calgary, Alberta
>
>