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Railcrew
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Username: Railcrew
Post Number: 26
Registered: 03-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 08:40 pm: | 
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I got this Watameter accessory rangefinder for a song on the Bay, it doesn't look like others I've seen, it has no external scale or adjusting knob (small knob on larger knob). I'm assuming if I need to adjust it, (which I do) I need to remove the 'dot' of leatherette to reveal a screw? |
Glenn
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Username: Glenn
Post Number: 1019
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 08:04 am: |
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I think so, but it has been an awful long time since I had one of these in my hands. |
Donnie_strickland
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Username: Donnie_strickland
Post Number: 155
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 09:11 am: |
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I've got a Hugo Meyer similar to yours, and it adjusts by turning the silver-colored eyepiece. |
Eskimogus
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Username: Eskimogus
Post Number: 52
Registered: 12-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 10:13 am: |
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I have, which broke.
The right dial on the right had a screw in that small center leatherette.
I broke mine because you can easily over tighten and break the inside...... |
Fallisphoto
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Username: Fallisphoto
Post Number: 258
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 02:06 pm: |
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I have a similar Telex. On mine, adjustment was by focusing the rangefinder on a set distance, then you loosened two screws inside and adjusted the scale until it read that distance, and then tightened the screws. Unfortunately, the mirror had blistered so much that it wasn't seated properly and couldn't be adjusted. It's in the parts bin now. |
Michalis_dk
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Username: Michalis_dk
Post Number: 41
Registered: 12-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2012 - 08:35 am: |
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Mine has a screw on its LH side (right between your thumb and index finger in your photo) which is used to adjust focus. Can't see anything protruding from your though. Something's missing?
regards
Michael |
Railcrew
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Username: Railcrew
Post Number: 29
Registered: 03-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2012 - 09:15 am: |
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I removed the dot of leatherette in the center of the wheel, there is a screw under there for focus on this model |
Fedupwithdigital
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Username: Fedupwithdigital
Post Number: 26
Registered: 07-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 27, 2013 - 02:33 am: |
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Reviving an old thread here.
I've found the Watameter instruction leaflet - on Paul Magyar's website - http://photos.simark.net/category/old-camera-gear/ - and he's kindly agreed that I can post it here.
Scroll down to the part on the Watameter and the link is there. The .pdf is too big to post here and I haven't a means of shrinking it, or I would post the leaflet itself. If anyone else has adobe software that allows the file to be shrunk, feel free to do so and post it. |
