Cardboard Rangefinder

[Gordon Coale]

This is just too cool! I was searching for information on cleaning shutters since the Agfa Isolette II I just won is going to need some work. I found a page on cleaning a Prontor SVS shutter and then I rummaged around the site to see what else was there. I found this:

A Cardboard Rangefinder for Scale Focusing Cameras

It really works! I'll have to make one for my scale focus Isolette II.

 

[Gordon Coale]

30 minutes later I run across another cardboard rangefinder. This one has a little program to do the calculations for you.

Human Rangefinder Card Generator (with hyperfocal distance chart) v0.2

 

[Peter]

Thanks Gordon for the link! A simple but very useful device for people who use a Bessa L.

 

[aizan]

spiffy! i'm gonna print one out for my olympus pen s.

 

[unsharp]

Wow. It really IS cool! I just love these kind of basic fysics things. Thanks a lot for this link. 🙂

I will print one out later on. As a bonus, the range finder base, between my eyes at least, is longer than on my new R3A! 😀

So, my old Zeiss Nettar (9x6cm!) is geting more interesting again...

Now, how to make a incident light meter out of a piece of paper?

Anders

 

[denishr]

Thanks for the links, Gordon!
Just what I need for some of my zone-focus cameras 🙂

Denis

 

[oftheherd]

Wow. It really IS cool! I just love these kind of basic fysics things. Thanks a lot for this link. 🙂

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Now, how to make a incident light meter out of a piece of paper?

Anders

An extinction meter? 😉

 

[Roman]

Paper exposure meter - voilà:

http://rohleder.gmxhome.de/manuals/tomsk1d.pdf

Roman

 

[rbiemer]

Thanks for these links folks!
The range finder doesn't work well for me cuz of my particular vision problems but the exposure guide will be very handy!
Rob

 

[unsharp]

Ha ha - fantastic!

Ha ha - fantastic!

Paper exposure meter - voilà:

http://rohleder.gmxhome.de/manuals/tomsk1d.pdf

Roman

Unbelievable! I must try this light meter device also. Thanks for the link! 🙂

Ok guys, where is the paper camera then?

Anders

 

[Gordon Coale]

Here is a paper camera: DIRKON – THE PAPER CAMERA