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     Werner J. Becker Rating: N/A |
Hi, Gary, I'm afraid vertical alignment is not so easy. It is usually done with an alignment screw for setting the appropriate angle of the small mirror inside the viewfinder housing, which usually is situated directly behind the mirror itself, but the design of the Ricoh RF is different. If you open the camera (peeling off leatherette on the front plate, removing both diaphragm ring -3 screws- and front plate -4 screws-, offers access to screws of the top cover plate)you'll see a strip of black self-adhesive tape with a hole in it. Underneath there is the alignment screw for vertical adjustment (turning the screw makes the steel holder of a small glass lens move up or down which projects the light of the RF on the viewfinder glass. The screw you'll have to turn can be seen if you look diagonally into the viewfinder (maybe before you start the operation). It can be seen far to the right of the rear viewfinder glass. Reassembly should be easy ! |