Kevin Berriz Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Hi everyone, I recently came across a Super 16 SR2 and noticed that the frame in the viewfinder is in a vertical position, am I missing something simple in getting it back to horizontal? Wanted to ask before I started taking it apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) I'm not sure but I think you have a non-orienting finder. The ground-glass will only appear horizontal when the eyepiece barrel is. At any other angle the view will rotate. Edited August 25, 2019 by Mark Dunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted August 26, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted August 26, 2019 On SR3s there is a knob that allows you to rotate the viewfinder prism, but on SR1s and 2s the prism should be fixed to be horizontal when the viewfinder is level (as Mark said). It will rotate to keep the image horizontal as the viewfinder is angled. If the ground glass is not horizontal when the viewfinder is level, the rotating prism assembly in the housing directly above the lens mount needs to be re-aligned. It's been about 15 years since I adjusted one, but from memory you need to remove those slotted screws and loosen the set screws (which I think control the swivel tension) in the main viewfinder barrel and then the barrel can slide out away from the split assembly. Where it joins there should be a circular gear meshing that needs to be re-aligned. I'm not familiar with your particular video split/viewfinder model though, so it may be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Berriz Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Thanks for the info Dom, that worked a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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