[LRflex] Re: Telyt 400 6.8 question
- From: Wing Goodale Gmail <wing.goodale@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 21:56:09 -0400
Thank you Doug. What a relief. I can't wait to shoot with it tomorrow.
I am impressed on how light it is.
On Aug 8, 2010, at 9:28 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Wing Goodale wrote:
>
>> Well I just received a Telyt 400 6.8 in the mail today from an ebay
>> purchase. It is in great condition, focuses smoothly and generally
>> seems great. I have it mounted on a R8. There is one thing that
>> seems a little off that I would love your opinion about.
>>
>> The very upper portion of the viewfinder has a slight dark vail.
>> The other three sides of the viewfinder are crisp lines, but the
>> upper portion has this slight black area. When I switch using the
>> lens from horizontal to vertical it remains. Have any of you
>> experienced this before? Will it be reflected on the film or is it
>> only a viewer issue. Should I be concerned?
>>
>
> Not a problem. What's happening is the light for the upper part of
> the picture is't being reflected to the viewscreen because the
> mirror isn't long enough to intercept it. The mirror is fine for
> most lenses because the exit pupil of most lenses is much closer
> than for the 400mm f/6.8 (and f/5.6) Telyts. It doesn't affect the
> picture at all, just a minor nuisance in the viewfinder.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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