Canon 7 Rangefinder Adjustment

[JohnS]

When making horizontal adjustments should the lens be set to infinity?

Thanks

John

 

[wlewisiii]

I haven't done it yet, but have you looked at Karen Nakamura's website? There is a good description of the process on the Canon P page with Canon 7 specific bits on the Canon 7 page. Start here:http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?Canon7.html~mainFrame

William

 

[jlw]

When making horizontal adjustments should the lens be set to infinity?

It shouldn't make a difference in terms of accuracy of the adjustment.

Personally, I find it somewhat easier to find the little screw when the lens is set to closest focusing distance, but that's a matter of personal preference.

 

[Mackinaw]

Dante Stella, several years back, when there was a rangefinder group on Yahoo, wrote about all the problems he had trying to adjust the rangefinder on his Canon 7. Synchronizing the horizontal and vertical rangefinder alignment can apparently be a little difficult. I do recall that he did recommend you set the infinity horizontal adjustment first before trying to set the vertical adjustment. And by setting the infinity adjustment, he meant focusing on something several miles away, not the telephone pole that's across the street.

Hope this helps,

Jim Bielecki