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on Jul 31, 2019 19:57:36 GMT
Last Edit: Jul 31, 2019 19:59:15 GMT by biggles3
I just thought you might like to look at one of the more unusual Contax/Yashica accessories - the Diopter (sic) Lens Selector. I don't believe these were ever sold to the public but were available to leading dealerships.
[/url] Dioptre sets[/p]
They are incredibly helpful if, like me, you now have to use spectacles - being able to select the correct dioptre for the eyepiece ensures proper focus and if you share your precious Yashica or Contax with a partner, they too can have a bespoke eyepiece. They range from +3 to -5 and came in two slightly different selector sets. Of course, they became obsolete when later Contax models incorporated variable dioptres into the pentaprism assembly but they still had a role with all Yashica SLRs. As far as I'm aware, they never issued a Selector with rectangular dioptres such as are used on some of the cameras. |
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on Oct 15, 2020 19:56:30 GMT
Last Edit: Oct 15, 2020 22:52:29 GMT by xkaes
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on Oct 16, 2020 10:04:52 GMT
Posted: Oct 16, 2020 10:04:52 GMT
Interesting but very ungainly!
I can only imagine these being used in static set-ups with multiple users, things like microscopes.
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on Oct 17, 2020 0:21:59 GMT
Last Edit: Oct 17, 2020 0:23:47 GMT by ridgeblue99
I've seen variations of this with different camera brands (Nikon, Leica are two). And you're right, it was a dealer accessory for selling the correct strength to the customer. Nikon even had one for the viewfinder screens in the F and F2 cameras.
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