Re: Laser Guided Spud

[erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Erker)]

>I found that my laser pointer wedged nicely between the
>supply knob and viewfinder boss on the Sputnik. My pointer
>has about a 2 deg. taper on the output end which angles the
>beam nicely toward the center of the field. When I looked
>through the viewfinder I couldn't believe my luck. The
>laser spot imaged right in the middle of the ground glass
>circle, enabling me to focus very accurately (by bringing
>the laser spot to a pin sharp focus) in low light or
>even complete darkness! The laser on/off button is right
>there under my index finger and very convenient. I've
>tried this with rangefinders also where it works even
>better, showing two bright spots converging to one at focus.

  I like that. Time to ditch the twin 225/Diacord
plans and go work on my Sputnik solenoid project.

  Well, I do like it but not that much.

  Tis a great idea. Now I have two reasons to
buy a laser pointer (the cat and the Spud).

Greg