derevaun
focus free
I received my Fed 2d (from Sergey566) yesterday. It's in excellent condition and seems to work correctly except for one not-so-minor detail: the inner viewfinder lens is missing. 
I removed the top cover to look around for it; it's nowhere to be found. The external VF lens seems to really miss its counterpart--it's nearly opaque with grief
I emailed Sergey about it and haven't heard back yet. I'd prefer to not incur all the shipping and waiting if there are other remedies. So my questions are:
1. Anybody got a parts camera with an intact sliding diopter lens? Maybe we can work something out. Or, anybody know what specs a replacement lens would need to have?
2. By removing the outer lens I can operate the camera pretty well. What am I missing out on?
A tangential but possibly portentious question: On bulb shutter, the curtain closes more slowly than it opens. Seems like it'd affect the exposure. Is that normal?
Thanks for any replies!
I removed the top cover to look around for it; it's nowhere to be found. The external VF lens seems to really miss its counterpart--it's nearly opaque with grief I emailed Sergey about it and haven't heard back yet. I'd prefer to not incur all the shipping and waiting if there are other remedies. So my questions are:
1. Anybody got a parts camera with an intact sliding diopter lens? Maybe we can work something out. Or, anybody know what specs a replacement lens would need to have?
2. By removing the outer lens I can operate the camera pretty well. What am I missing out on?
A tangential but possibly portentious question: On bulb shutter, the curtain closes more slowly than it opens. Seems like it'd affect the exposure. Is that normal?
Thanks for any replies!
derevaun
focus free
Just an update for the searchable archives: Sergey (Sergey566) replied pretty quickly, and is sending a replacement inner lens. I'll update this thread when it arrives--hopefully you'll still remember not to click on the thread again
derevaun
focus free
...and the replacement did arrive. Yay! I was getting used to just using the empty hole, but I think this will be better. Anyway, just an update in case a search turns it up, to be fair to the seller.