alfisti
Member
Hi folks. I am new to rangefinders and I am trying to "see" differently. I got a Canonet QL-17 GIII and it is OK, but the rangefinder patch is kind of dim and I find it hard to focus even in good light. I looked around at options and found that the FED camera might be a good fit, particularly since I might get an LTM lens out of it that might even be useful long-term.
So I ordered a "new old stock" FED-5 off ebay, and it arrived yesterday. Looks new alright. Everything works smoothly, the lens looks perfect... basically, all untouched and working as new....
Except the rangefinder was BADLY out of calibration. Focusing seemed to work great but the rangefinder never lined up, either at infinity or anywhere else. So no problem, I thought - calibrating it looks easy enough.
I had it JUST ABOUT RIGHT, when something "bad" happened. I needed to rotate the "tongue" on the end of the rangefinder swing arm, and as I did it, I either pushed the thing in too far, or pulled it out too far... and now it has lost its spring action.
What did I do?!?!? Is it an easy fix? And how on earth do I get myself into these things? :-O
Thanks
-Glenn
So I ordered a "new old stock" FED-5 off ebay, and it arrived yesterday. Looks new alright. Everything works smoothly, the lens looks perfect... basically, all untouched and working as new....
Except the rangefinder was BADLY out of calibration. Focusing seemed to work great but the rangefinder never lined up, either at infinity or anywhere else. So no problem, I thought - calibrating it looks easy enough.
I had it JUST ABOUT RIGHT, when something "bad" happened. I needed to rotate the "tongue" on the end of the rangefinder swing arm, and as I did it, I either pushed the thing in too far, or pulled it out too far... and now it has lost its spring action.
What did I do?!?!? Is it an easy fix? And how on earth do I get myself into these things? :-O
Thanks
-Glenn