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Kkl122002
Tinkerer Username: Kkl122002
Post Number: 22 Registered: 05-2007
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 01:35 am: |
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Hello, here comes another problem again. I took my Retina iiic out yesterday, and found the when I set the focus to infinty, the image in RF does not joined. Can any brothers tell me how to adjust it? |
Kkl122002
Tinkerer Username: Kkl122002
Post Number: 24 Registered: 05-2007
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 04:02 pm: |
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I wondered anyone has read my post? Or am I dd something wrong? |
Rick_oleson
Tinkerer Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 306 Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 05:12 pm: |
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I have read your post, but I don't have RF adjustment instructions for the IIIc - I only have them for the IIa. |
Paul_ron
Tinkerer Username: Paul_ron
Post Number: 42 Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 08:23 pm: |
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I don't have a IIIc in front of me but you'd have to take off the top to access the rangefinder. Perhaps something is hanging up the movement of the beam splitter. This is a common problem in most old cameras since the old lube tends to gum up over time. Once you loosen up the old gunk, I am almost certain it will work perfectly again. They rarely need adjustments unless someone has been fooling around with it before you got it. |
Kkl122002
Tinkerer Username: Kkl122002
Post Number: 25 Registered: 05-2007
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Monday, June 18, 2007 - 07:25 am: |
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I read a website page about adjusting Retina iia 's reangefinder. They are identical. So I tried and after a whole day's work ( from morning till night), I finally solved this problem. However, the second problem comes. I want your ponion, although the problem is not worst. When I set it to infinty, the image sometimes, it does joined, but sometimes it split. Someone suggest I should do CLA on the range finder. Should I do it? |
Paul_ron
Tinkerer Username: Paul_ron
Post Number: 43 Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 05:40 pm: |
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The old grease n oil is what is causing the erratic behavior. If you are inside, just use a few drops of contact cleaner or lighter fluid to free it up. Once it's cleaned it will work fine. |
Paul_ron
Tinkerer Username: Paul_ron
Post Number: 44 Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 05:41 pm: |
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The old grease n oil is what is causing the erratic behavior. If you are inside, just use a few drops of contact cleaner or lighter fluid on the pivots to free it up. Once it's cleaned it will work fine. |
Kkl122002
Tinkerer Username: Kkl122002
Post Number: 27 Registered: 05-2007
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 07:04 pm: |
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I see. Yes, I dropped some lighter fluid to clean it. It works accurately again. Thank you for the advice ;-) |