Re: Realist Rangefinder Window

[P3D Gregory J. Wageman <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. T. wrote:

>To check exactly what the lenses see, you can open the back and
>use a piece of ground glass in the film gate with the shutter open
>(in T).  I did this when I was checking the field of view of my
>7p Realist.  I ended up discarding the plastic mask and marking
>the viewfinder window with a marker.  Now I can see what the lenses
>see and even more, outside the marks.

It seems to me one could implement this excellent idea in a reversable
(i.e. impermanent) fashion by replacing the original mask with a piece of
clear acetate, suitably marked.  If one used the original mask as a
template, one could even cut out the center to have a clear aperture
just like before...

Perhaps a new product for Dr. T. to offer in his catalog? :-)

	-Greg W.


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