Difference between revisions of "Talk:Rangefinder (device)"

From Camera-wiki.org
Jump to: navigation, search
(done)
(problem with explanation)
Line 4: Line 4:
 
--[[User:Rebollo fr|Rebollo fr]] 19:18, 28 August 2006 (EDT)
 
--[[User:Rebollo fr|Rebollo fr]] 19:18, 28 August 2006 (EDT)
 
:Done. --[[User:Rebollo fr|Rebollo fr]] 18:08, 9 October 2006 (EDT)
 
:Done. --[[User:Rebollo fr|Rebollo fr]] 18:08, 9 October 2006 (EDT)
 +
 +
The explanation is a little wrong here; the image you see is ''not'' split by the beamsplitter, it's two separate images that are combined. (of course, a principle of optics is that all rays are reversible...) The bit at the end about parallax is also not quite right; this is referring to the viewfinder, not the rangefinder (you could attach a rangefinder to an SLR and have no viewing parallax); rangefinders may suffer from parallax if not placed properly or parallel to the focal plane - perhaps this ought to be removed.
 +
 +
I'll think about better words; I started but made it worse, so cancelled that part of the edit.
 +
 +
--[[User:Awcam]]  10 April 2008 @ 04:05 BST.

Revision as of 03:07, 10 April 2008

must be merged

This page absolutely needs to be merged with Rangefinder. The first sentence is utter nonsense: "A coupled rangefinder is a focusing device for rangefinder cameras." --Rebollo fr 19:18, 28 August 2006 (EDT)

Done. --Rebollo fr 18:08, 9 October 2006 (EDT)

The explanation is a little wrong here; the image you see is not split by the beamsplitter, it's two separate images that are combined. (of course, a principle of optics is that all rays are reversible...) The bit at the end about parallax is also not quite right; this is referring to the viewfinder, not the rangefinder (you could attach a rangefinder to an SLR and have no viewing parallax); rangefinders may suffer from parallax if not placed properly or parallel to the focal plane - perhaps this ought to be removed.

I'll think about better words; I started but made it worse, so cancelled that part of the edit.

--User:Awcam 10 April 2008 @ 04:05 BST.