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     David_nebenzahl Tinkerer Username: David_nebenzahl Post Number: 230 Registered: 12-2009 Rating: N/A |
Regarding the use of "Scotch" tape for a focusing screen: Please get real. C'mon, show you're a better tinkerer than that. If you've got what it takes to boldly tear into that camera and take it apart, you can surely take the five or ten minutes it takes to make a proper focusing screen. Which is nothing but a little piece of glass, big enough to cover the film rails in the case of 35mm, ground on one side. To grind it, all you need is another, larger piece of glass and some abrasive. Ordinary valve-grinding compound from an auto store will work, but even better is a finer silicon carbide grit (I use 1200 grit, bought at a Japanese tool store here in Bezerkeley). Make us other tinkerers proud. |