Which Contax takes this diopter?

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• Friday at 12:00 PM

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I found an ad about a diopter on ebay, which would solve the problem of having the diopter cheaply made by an optician for my specific eyesight because it does not have to be mounted on a frame:





Can anybody confirm that this can be mounted on the RTS III or the ST or the AX?

 

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• Friday at 3:23 PM

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Can't see the actual lens but the box is an early one predating the cameras you mention. The AX has a Diopter Adjustment: Built-in diopter adjuster, correctable range +0.5D to -2.0D, RTSlll and ST Dioptric Adjustment: Internally adjustable +1D to -3D,
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• Friday at 5:28 PM

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I believe you need the FM type diopter for those cameras. The plain glass diopters are for the older cameras that also need a frame to use. I think the FM diopters come in a box IIRC.

Hope that helps...

 

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• Yesterday at 11:00 AM

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Thank you so much! So I understand that the standard eyecup is held in place by a ring with a 0 graded glass inside, and an fm diopter is just the same ring but having a graduated glass inside. In that case, I would just bring the standard ring to my optician to have it replaced with my custom lens?

 

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• Yesterday at 11:55 AM

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Contax Diopter Lens -3

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