Sold Voigtlander Shoe Mount Rangefinder Accessory

[RoboRepublic]

I got great use out of this thing when shooting my Horseman SW612 system. I also used this with my rollei35. Its reasonably accurate, i put distance marks for 3/2ft in marker that can easily be removed with some alcohol.
I also have a leather case for it in storage, but the stitching wore out with use and it needs new threading.

$45 shipped?

 

[RoboRepublic]

I once loosened that screw and never could recalibrate it. Anyone knows the procedure?

My suggestion, if you have trouble, is to use measuring tape, and write in your own distances on a card with adhesive. Alternatively the watameter super is deadly accurate, rare, and dimmer. Bonus points for its industrial design, for me anyway.

 

[RoboRepublic]

If you put your own calibrated distance scale on the dial, it would no longer be faulty..

 

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This thread had instructions that seemed to work for another user:

Calibrating Shoe-Mount Rangefinder

Just purchased an old shoe-mount Voigtlander external rangefinder. Optically works great. But actual infinity is in the middle of distance dial and I can't see anyway to rotate the dial without changing the point of focus within the finder. Very frustrating and, to my surprise, Googling the...

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