Does anyone know about this?

[Robert Price]

SO! During my shopping today I found this rangefinder attachment. On the top it say's "Chess-United" "made in New York"

Does any one here know anything about it and what Camera it would go to?


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[Topdog1]

Looks like an outboard rangefinder. I assume you could use it to determine the distance to a point and then dial in the distance on a lens scale. There was a Leica version for sale on eBay last week here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT&viewitem=&item=290072214728&rd=1&rd=1#ebayphotohosting

/Ira

 

[Doctor Zero]

Wow - a question I can at least partially answer!

I don't know this specific model, but it looks like an auxiliary rangefinder. Look through the hole that's on the same side of the dial; focus using the dial; transfer the distance to a lens that isn't rangefinder coupled on a camera.

I'm guessing it is not specific to any camera - rather it slides into the hot shoe (or more likely, for the kind of camera that needs it, a cold shoe). If I remember correctly, Leica made something similar pre-M cameras.

Doctor Zero

 

[Robert Price]

WOW! looks very close to the Leica finder. I got it at an antique store near my house. I looked thru all of their cameras to see if there was one that fit it but no luck. It is in good shape and the finder works perfect. I guess I will scour the web to see if I can find any more info.

 

[Robert Price]

Ok I found a good use for the rangefinder I bought. I put it on my Kodak Retina. Looks kinda cool huh?!

 

[Sparrow]

My Granddad used something very similar on his Bessa I but the shoe ran left to right on that one , I can remember playing with it when I was 6 or 7 (late 50’s) , I inherited most of his gear but not the auxiliary RF