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| maericks Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 21 |  Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 6:39 pmHi all, I'm thinking about setting up a Century Graphic specifically for a 65mm lens. Does anyone know if the Kalart rangefinder can be sync'ed to a 65mm lens? Thanks, Mark | ||
| Les Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 | Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 7:40 pm I had a devil of a time getting a Kalart to match an 80. At best I would think you could get one range to work, either the close or the far, but not both. Les | ||
| alecj Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 853 | Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 8:58 pm Another choice is to find a 65mm distance scale [#30882-27] and mount it. Then you could focus with the rangefinder set for your standard lens and transfer the distance reading to the 65mm scale. | ||
| Dan Fromm Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2165 | Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 10:05 pm
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| Henry Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 1662 | Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 6:00 pm Don't think the Kalart is gonna work with a 65. According to the booklet "How to Adjust and use the Kalart Synchronized Prism Rangefinder", the adjustments start at 101 mm and go out to 162 mm (6-3/8"). Les, you did well to squeeze an 80 out of it. | ||
| alecj Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 853 | Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 12:56 am 80mm is doable. I had a Planar on my Century. But Graflex did the installation for me. I've heard of others with that too. I would agree, 65mm is probably going to be off the chart. | ||
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