Contax T range finder patch

[thegman]

Hi all,
In an impulse buy, I have acquired a Contax T. Lovely little camera, just one question...

If I put my eye to the finder, the diamond shaped range finder patch is out of focus, but if I hold my eye a few inches back, the patch looks sharp and diamond shaped. Does this sound like a fault?

I can still align the two images, but the diamond is just a smudge really. According to the focus scale on the lens, the alignment appears correct.

Is this just a little quirk of the Contax T, or should I be contacting the dealer?

Thanks

Garry

 

[RayPA]

Hi all,
In an impulse buy, I have acquired a Contax T. Lovely little camera, just one question...

If I put my eye to the finder, the diamond shaped range finder patch is out of focus, but if I hold my eye a few inches back, the patch looks sharp and diamond shaped. Does this sound like a fault?

I can still align the two images, but the diamond is just a smudge really. According to the focus scale on the lens, the alignment appears correct.

Is this just a little quirk of the Contax T, or should I be contacting the dealer?

Thanks

Garry

I think you need to contact an optometrist. 🙂 Sounds like me without my reading glasses. It seems like something might be out of whack. I don't recall having that issue with my T, but I'll check when I get home later today.



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[thegman]

🙂 My eyes are OK, I think, the patch in my ZI looks sharp enough... Would be a shame to have to send it back, it's a nice little thing.

 

[kdemas]

I was just having a look through mine. I wouldn't say it is a razor sharp definition to the edges of the diamond, no. A "Diamond blob" might be a good description. The coincedent images, however, are exceptionally sharp within the diamond blob and easy to focus.

Have fun with it, great little camera (pain to load though).

 

[prosthetic]

thegman, I have the same situation as you do with both my Ts. But I wear glasses, and if I take them off then the patch looks sharp again. Since I've never had any problem with focussing, I guess your T is fine. Enjoy! 🙂

 

[thegman]

That's good to hear, it is indeed a diamond blob. I find it easy to focus too, except for the tiny focus ring of course. It's a small price to pay for real range finder focusing on a camera this small though. Thanks for the help to all!

 

[Rico]

"Diamond blob" is an apt description (I have three). Unlike that of Leica M, the T's patch edge cannot be used as a split-image rangefinder. It's a good focussing device nonetheless.