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Ospreywife
Tinkerer
Username: Ospreywife
Post Number: 5
Registered: 06-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 08:49 pm: | 
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I tried cleaning the glass (where you look through) in my box cameras but nothing is working! They just look foggy and you can't even see the mirror below, what should I do about that?
I have to say this is a ton of fun gettin these pretty haha |
Finnegan
Tinkerer
Username: Finnegan
Post Number: 46
Registered: 09-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 09:59 pm: |
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Are you sure it is fogged and not a piece of ground glass like they usually had? |
Adrian
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Username: Adrian
Post Number: 305
Registered: 08-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 02, 2010 - 04:13 am: |
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I'll second that - lots of box cameras (not all -but the majority) have ground glass rather than clear glass in the viewfinder. I think the idea is that the image from the mirror is projected onto this, rather than looking straight at the mirror and (presumably) getting a distorted image.
Take them out into bright light, hold the camera at waist level, and peer down towards the viewfinder. With a bit of luck you'll see something. |
Marty
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Username: Marty
Post Number: 78
Registered: 11-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 02, 2010 - 01:37 pm: |
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Ditto ditto...  I usually wind up seeing if these things work by pointing them at a bright window, or if it's night, at a lamp. An outline of the window or a light bulb will appear. |
