Re: Sputnik Focus Tips (from my archives)

[Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Stephen Puckett posted from his archives:
 
> To adjust the lens you need a very small screwdriver,....

Thanks to Stephen for re-posting this, and the original
author for writing it.

I thought I would be able to easily handle setting the focus
on the Spud I just acquired, as it sounded very similar to what
I had done with my Richoflex cameras.  I had the dangdest time,
though, getting those gears separated from the lenses so I could
make the required adjustments.  Finally got it all to work.

The two lenses were pretty far off in their focus settings,
but using the SLR-as-collimator tip someone posted (thanks!)
I was able to get them back in synch, once I got the gears off.

In the test roll I shot, the images like sharp enough in the
viewer.  The chips didn't look razor sharp under an 8x loupe,
but I suppose that reflects the limits of the Sputnik optics.

Paul Talbot