Fed-2 Diopter: Tape it down!

[mike goldberg]

Hi Fed-2 fans...
I learned something important this morning: The Diopter adjustment on the Fed-2 has to be right on, for YOUR focusing eye. In my case, I'm left eye dominant.

Another Fed-2 sent to Oleg for CLA, could possibly have "lived without" a CLA if I had been more precise in my Diopter placement. L & L... Live and learn :rolleyes: So tape it down. Mike [I];-)

[Keith]

A bit of extra business for Oleg is good Mike ... we need to keep him solvent and whatever it takes is OK by me!

That's one of the things that irks me about my Fed 2 ... every time I pick it up the diopter has moved and has to be reset. Far less of a problem with a Zhou case on I might mention ... the edge of the case protrudes high enough to protect it from an inadvertent bump! :D

[mike goldberg]

Hi Keith,
Yes I've seen pix of the Zhou cases, and they are well worth the money. I'm one of those who needs to feel the camera body. I've got 3 layers of neatly trimmed duct tape over the Diopter.

This Fed-2 is a "new aquisition" fram an eB@y seller called sellertreasure. Eugene's product presentation is better than many, and he's a bit more expensive than other Ukranian sellers. The winding is soft, the shutter almost whisper quiet and the rangefinder is right on at Infinity. The mobile SMS's flew between Jerusalem and the Ukraine on this deal.

The Fed-2 sent to Oleg is NOT as good; for sure it will profit from the CLA.
BTW: Did you buy the ZI?
Cheers mate, Mike

[Keith]

Me ... I love the feeling of leather! :p

I can't come to a descision over the ZI but I think I probably will sell the M7 ... I've just finished taking the pics for an add ... but then again! :rolleyes:

I have more incentive now ... I just got an email from Youxin telling me that the six cameras I sent him for work are all finished and he's shipping them tomorrow ... he's done some amazing things with that very early M3 I had with the dead finder and two of the screwmount III's he has done are going in the classifieds as soon as they get back. I do have to pay him $800.00 US though but for what he has done it's nothing! :)

[mnmleung]

Pardon my ignorance. Can someone explain a little bit more about this diopter adjustment please? I am getting a Fed-2 but have never used one before. Thanks! Ming

[radiocemetery]

Mike, When I got my FED 2, there was a mark on the top plate made with a Sharpie or other marker to designate correct focus for the former owner. It is easy to move that little lever and then wonder what happened to the viewfinder.

Steve

[lubitel]

i just put a dab of glue under the lever on one of my fed2s ;)
the other one is fine

[wolves3012]

Pardon my ignorance. Can someone explain a little bit more about this diopter adjustment please? I am getting a Fed-2 but have never used one before. Thanks! Ming
It's the little lever on the left of the camera, next to the rewind knob. You can use it to correct for your eyesight, if you wear glasses, so you don't need them when framing and focussing. Unfortunately it's very easy to knock it out of position.

[fidget]

You could try a small piece of foam or rubber under the lever. Might help to stop it moving so easily.

Most of mine seem to have a small amount of play in the mechanism. The focus can go off even if the lever does not move. Maybe best to keep the ability to move it.
Dave..

[mike goldberg]

Three layers of duct type tape, neatly trimmed, with the top layer in black... did it. Where the tape folds over, I put a tiny drop of Loctite Superglue in the tape [NOT on the camera body]. It's fine. The Diopter levers on Fed-2's are notorious for wandering.