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rgvbobcat · Joined: 24 Oct 2017 Posts: 9 Location: Edinburg Texas

I have a Graflex Super Graphic with a optar 135mm f 4.7 Wollensak lens with a Graphex shutter. I have read the threads and examine the manuals and and set the Infiniti stops. The camera now focuses like a dream through the ground glass it takes almost nothing to focus it. However the rangefinder is another matter when I look through it I can see the image move but the image quality is poor and is just barely there. Any help you can provide me with would be appreciated.
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JZ Yaeger

shutterfinger · Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 57

Beamsplitter mirrors used in these rangefinders fade and the secondary image becomes dim. The silvering frequently comes off when cleaning.
I have some beamsplitter mirror I purchased off ebay and it can be purchased from Edmund Optics. The type is 50/50.
Read:
https://graflex.org/helpboard/viewtopic.php?t=6211
https://graflex.org/helpboard/viewtopic.php?t=4647
https://graflex.org/helpboard/viewtopic.php?t=4653
Once removed for servicing clean both mirrors and the view windows on both sides.