Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search][Spit take] You're following me! Yikes. ;^) OK. Since printing up the target I posted on photo.net it's make calibrating much easier. It turns out my problem was fixed by tweaking the big eccentric cam (infinity) counter clock-wise when holding the camera upside-down. I'm done with it for a while thanks for your help though. ~m ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 Rangefinder Near, Far and Rate > The rate is adjusted by changing the length of the rangefinder > follow arm. Where it pivots there is the adjusting eccentric. > > The near focus stop is also near the pivot. > > The infinity adjustment is the eccentric screw which holds the follow > roller. > > Start with an infinity adjustment. Everything OK then leave it alone. > Near focus off? Then you need to change the length of the follow arm. > Trial and error is the only way without the special tools. A > professional rangefinder calibration is fairly inexpensive so I would > recommend anything other than an infinity adjustment goes to an > experienced Leica repair person. > > John Collier > > > On 29-Jan-06, at 1:06 PM, Michael Koch-Schulte wrote: > > > I read this on Dante Stella's page, that the M3 finder has three > > adjusts. Near, Far and rate. I've read the page at nemeng and am > > still confused about this. Does the big silver cam adjust rate or > > infinity? Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information