P3D RE: Close Focussing Realist

[Michael Georgoff <Michael_Georgoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Mark Chapman raised a question about focussing a Realist closer that 2.5
> feet, and Bob Aldrige advised that taking the stop screw off the focussing
> wheel would allow the wheel to turn further, thus allowing the camera to
> focus closer than 2.5 feet.
> 
Anyone actually done this?  Anyone have any idea how close you can actually
get a Realist to focus?  Any downside to this?

(And, given a close-focus scenario, you'd obviously have to determine in
advance your desired base, block one lens, shoot, slide the camera to
achieve base, block the other lens, shoot, advance in order to get a good
pair.)

How close can you get?  (Next time my Realist is empty, I'll put a hunk of
ground glass in there and experiment, but I'm hoping someone has had
experience to report.)

Michael Georgoff
San Jose, CA


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