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Tomw
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Username: Tomw

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Registered: 03-2009

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Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 - 03:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Okay, so I was given a QL17 as a parts camera for my other QL, but everything on it works fine (shutter speeds seem okay, metering matches my working QL dead-on). Everything, that is, except the rangefinder mechanism. I look through the viewfinder, adjust the focus, and the two focusing images don't budge - and they're way off.

I'm thinking/hoping that there may just be a linkage that came apart. It was FREE, so to make this camera work would just be a bonus. Any thoughts? Rick, you out there?

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