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GLENLIVET
Joined: 28 Aug 2001
Posts: 9
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2001 9:38 am

The side-mounted Kalart rangefinder on my Century Graphic is fitted with a telescope. This is dirty inside. Does anyone know how to get it open for cleaning?
bretpim
Joined: 01 Sep 2018
Posts: 20
PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 6:06 pm

Each lens is held in place by a spring wire ring. You should be able to catch the ring and pull it out and then the lenses will come out and you can clean them
45PSS
Joined: 28 Sep 2001
Posts: 4081
PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:28 pm

The eyepiece extension screws into the rear view window.
The windows screw into the rangefinder body.
https://graflex.org/speed-graphic/kalart-manual.html
https://graflex.org/helpboard/viewtopic.php?t=6684
William Hallett
Joined: 07 Jan 2012
Posts: 103
PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 1:12 pm

Does your rangefinder actually have a telescope, with lenses in it? I ask because I have a Miniature Speed which has a simple tube with an eyepiece attached to the Kalart. There are no lenses in it and no mounts for lenses - it simply serves as a guide for the eye. The eyepiece screws into a mounting bracket on the side of the camera near the back, and the connecting tube is just loosely held between it and the rangefinder window.
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