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     Wernerjb Tinkerer Username: Wernerjb Post Number: 180 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
On restoring run down SRTs (as usual I prefer the banged-up ones) I discovered differences in the flange-film distance of various specimen of Minolta SLRs (usually it is 43.7mm). I have not taken any photos with any of these cameras, but I know that misalignment inevitably results in sharpness problems. If prism and mirror in the viewfinder are properly adjusted you won't probably even notice that when focussing. In my understanding all cameras of one manufacturer should be identical, otherwise interchangeable lenses could not be used, so the question is if it was possible that those SLRs were produced like that or are those different distances (in the order of 0,05mm!) due to heavy use perhaps (although alignment screws were tight and still looked like new, no scratches or worn-out crossheads)? |