P3D Re: My Realist viewfinder framing doesn't match lenses

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

>John Edmark wrote:
>> 
>> The viewfinder in my Realist seems to be out of parallel with my
>> lenses. It shows MUCH less of the top of an image than will actually
>> appear on film, and shows MUCH more of the bottom. [snip] Is there
>> anyway to fix it?

Paul Talbot replied:

>John, look at your viewfinder lens from the front.  Notice there is
>a squarish mask in the lens.  It is this mask that determines what
>is seen in the viewfinder.  Yours is probably misaligned.  You might
>want to wait for one of the experts to confirm this, but I think
>all you have to do to get to it is to remove the four screws that
>hold the black plastic part to the lens board.

That's correct!  Remove the black bakelite and you will see that 
right at the center there is a large screw that holds this black
mask and the viewfinder lens.  There is a bit of play in positioning
the mask.  It seems that yours needs to be pushed down.  When done
and putting the screw back you must make sure that the mask is levelled.
This simple adjustment is very easy and well within the reach of the
unexperienced repairman. -- George Themelis


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