Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/19

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Subject: [Leica] SUCCESS: I have restored my Nikkor 5cm Brightline Finder
From: vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:22:42 -0500
References: <741632.47008.qm@web114707.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
 
Thanks all.

Replacing the front convex lens is much much harder.  The 5cm brightline 
is made of plano air surfaces; only the mirrored surface for projecting 
the brightlines is curved.

I suggest you find a junker body to start with (I have no idea how rare 
the black Canon 28 is).

Vick


On 1/19/2011 7:03 AM, W. R. Smith wrote:
> Congrats, but now that you have time, you can figure out how to replace 
> the front convex glass element on my vintage Canon 28 black VF that's 
> missing!
>
Replies: Reply from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest) ([Leica] SUCCESS: I have restored my Nikkor 5cm Brightline Finder)
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