Re: Don Lopp viewfinder

[Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greg Erker wrote:
> 
>   I still can't quite picture it. Does
> it have lenses in it, or is it just a
> fancier sport finder than the Spud has
> built in?
> 
>   Any chance of getting a photo of this
> gizmo?

Don't know that I got any good enough to help a lot,
but take a look at:
  http://www.rmm3d.com/sputnik.finder/finder1.jpg front view

Note when looking at #1 that it seems the diagram that is
visible when looking through the lens on the left side of
the finder appears to actually be located on the right side
of the finder.

  http://www.rmm3d.com/sputnik.finder/finder2.jpg back view
  http://www.rmm3d.com/sputnik.finder/finder3.jpg front/bottom view
  http://www.rmm3d.com/sputnik.finder/finder4.jpg similar to 3
  http://www.rmm3d.com/sputnik.finder/finder5.jpg mounted on camera
  http://www.rmm3d.com/sputnik.finder/finder6.jpg similar, smaller

I was wrong about a circle being in the center; it's just the
intersection of the horizontal and vertical middle lines.

The overall shape of the finder internal image is:
     -----------------
     | -  -  -  -  - |
     |       |       |
     |       |       |
     | -  -  +  -  - |
     |       |       |
     |       |       |
     | -  -  -  -  - |
     -----------------

Paul Talbot