Sankyo 8-CM - Viewing and Focusing; Reflex Viewfinder; Focusing

Reflex
Viewfinder
The
8~CM
has
a viewfinder
system,
eliminating
parallax
(no
cut-off
heads).
The
finder
can be
adjusted
to
your
eye-sight
by turn-
ing
the
serrated
eyepiece
ring
located
where
the
eye
looks
through
the
finder.
Just
turn
the
eye-piece
until
you
can
see
the
subject
clearly.
Once
this
adjustment
is
made
for
your
eye-sight,
it
should
not
be
1
changed.
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Focusing
The
white line
on
the
right
side
of
the
lens
barrel
is the
standard focus line.
Set
the
distance
between
the
camera and the
object
to
be
photographed
at
this
line.
(Both
feet
and
meters
are
engraved
on
the
front
rotating
lens.
Tube
meters
are
marked
in
orange
-feet
in
white).
The
standard
focal
distance
of
an
8mm
camera
is
13mm and
most
pictures
are
taken
in
this
vicinity.
As
indicated
on
the
depth-of-field
table
on
the
last
pages,
the
focal
depth
is
very
deep
when
the
focal
distance
is
less
than
13mm.
Therefore,
you
can
easily
take
good
pictures
by
just
approximating
the
distance
between
you
and
the
subject
and
setting
this
distance
opposite
the
focus
white
line.
However,
it
is
advisable
to
focus
as
accurately
as
possible
when
you wish
to
take
a
close-up
shot
at
a
long
focal
distance
(approximately
26mm).
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