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Re: [OM] 35RC faint rangefinder

Subject: Re: [OM] 35RC faint rangefinder
From: Christopher Biggs <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 12 Feb 1999 09:52:07 +1000
Kenneth Sloan <sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake 
thusly:

> 
> Second, I noticed that I couldn't focus worth a damn with it (tying into
> the current thread - see, I knew I could do it!).  As some may recall,
> the 35RC had a very small central window which produced a double image
> (from the viewfinder and the "other end" of the rangefinder).  The
> central window was a nice familiar pale yellow - but the "second image"
> was virtually invisible.  I *was* able to see (faintly) a very dark line
> against a very bright background (say, a tree branch) - but anything
> less contrasty than that was invisible.

I have a Canonet like that, the mirrors have lost the plot, and 
using the rangefinder is about as much fun as pulling teeth.

In theory, one could re-silver the mirrors, but you'd have to
carefully re-align them afterward, to maintain that "hair's breadth"
accuracy...

Still hoping for that $3 M6 at a garage sale...

cjb.

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