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     Scott Tinkerer Username: Scott Post Number: 67 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
I'm a bit stumped. I have a Ricohflex, one of the gear-coupled-lens TLRs. When I got it, the focus threads were completely seized, so I took it completely apart to clean and put new grease in the focus threads. Now, I am having trouble getting the taking and viewing lenses to focus at the same distance. I think I got the shutter and both lenses in the same way they came out, with the two flat circular shims in the original place. I prefer to aim at a focus target that is relatively close, rather than aiming at infinity. I focued the taking lens at 5 feet, then tried to do the same with the viewing lens, but the front element casing comes out of the threads before I can reach the proper focus. There is a collar that allows for a few mm of adjustment of the distance between the body and the taking lens front element. I tried giving it more or less distance, but still the same problem. Any tips?? --scott |