Kenj8246
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Here's two more...better but not by much. The lens is clear and clean. Don't think it's my scanner either, as a friend suggested.
Kenny
Kenny
RichL
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My suggestion would be to focus on a sharp edge (a door frame or the like) at a measured distance to see if the rangefinder and tape measure agree. If they agree take a picture of it then check the negative using a loupe, not the scannner. If either results are off then send the camera out for adjustment.
Tom hicks
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Kenny have you taken any using your external finder and then set the lens to that distance. Or just scale focus and see what happens.
Kenj8246
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I have some shots measured against a tape and my portable rangefinder. Will develop them tonight. The measured distance with both tape and portable rangefinder was 9 feet and the Ikonta rangefinder shows closer to 10. Took shots at the Ikonta distance and also the measured distance. We'll see which is better.
Was gonna have it worked on regardless.
Kenny
graywolf
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One problem you could be having is that someone may have started the front element in the wrong thread, which would mess up the focusing across the entire range.
Kenj8246
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Whatever it is, it's aggravating, Tom. BUT, it's one of the joys of owning classic cameras. This one is going in for a fixing.
Kenny
