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The Fujica GER is a compact camera sold in the seventies. Rangefinder focusing, programmed auto exposure. 4-element 38/2.8 lens.
I've had one for years, with the RF in need of alignment. I found only scant information on the web, not very explicit. Below what I found, in the hope of being useful to other owners.
I dis-assembled the VF/RF block, only to discover that the H adjustment is accessible without any dis-assembly. It is simply hidden behind a small adhesive black patch above the left upper corner of the film gate. I took the opportunity to lube the arms of the RF transmission, so I didn't entirely waste my time.
As for the vertical alignment, see diagram below. Three holes were hidden by a piece of black tape (not sure it was original). Hole "A" gives access to the V adjustment screw. Hole "B" is a decoy(?): below is a screw head, more prominent than the one below hole A, that does not rotate; below it is a post that is part of the RF transmission chain; do not try to mess with that screw head. Hole C? it's a hole...
I've had one for years, with the RF in need of alignment. I found only scant information on the web, not very explicit. Below what I found, in the hope of being useful to other owners.
I dis-assembled the VF/RF block, only to discover that the H adjustment is accessible without any dis-assembly. It is simply hidden behind a small adhesive black patch above the left upper corner of the film gate. I took the opportunity to lube the arms of the RF transmission, so I didn't entirely waste my time.
As for the vertical alignment, see diagram below. Three holes were hidden by a piece of black tape (not sure it was original). Hole "A" gives access to the V adjustment screw. Hole "B" is a decoy(?): below is a screw head, more prominent than the one below hole A, that does not rotate; below it is a post that is part of the RF transmission chain; do not try to mess with that screw head. Hole C? it's a hole...