Re: I'm going Sputnik shopping

[Tom Deering <tdeering@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>2. What should I look for?  What should I guard against?  I've heard the
>>Sputniks are prone to light leak and internal reflection problems, but is
>>there anything else I should be aware of?  I mean, besides the standard
>>camera stuff like working shutters?
>
>I've never touched a Sputnik, so I don't know if this idea will
>help or not, but I've used it on other cameras prior to purchase:
>
>Take along a piece of ground glass or lightly frosted plastic,
>cut to fit the film plane of the sputnik (get the dimensions from
>someone who owns one). You can then do two quick tests, 1) with
>the shutter on "B" you can do a crude check on focus for both
>lenses, 2) fire the shutter at the other speeds to check for
>operation and gross synchronization. And if the focal lengths are
>way off, you may even be able to see this on the ground glass.
>These tests will point out very big problems only.

Thanks.  That's a very good idea.  I think I'll do that.

Tom