gatorgums Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Hello there... I wondered if anyone had seen anything like this, as far as the manufacturer, and also thecamera it was made for. Looks like some type of Startrek Kling-on coding on the metal. Thanks. (It gives an accurate distance though ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorgums Posted May 31, 2007 Author Share Posted May 31, 2007 oops, here is the photo....<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw12dz Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Ka-Blah, (Klingon greeting) I speak Klingon fluently, and this is not Klingon (though quite similar and easily confused with Klingon). It is a Dollond Rangefinder. You can usually find them on the big auction site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw12dz Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 It can be used with any camera that doesn't have a built-in rangefinder and uses the guess-o-matic system of judging distance. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick j dempsey Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 A very similar rangefinder was available for the early Leica cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I once had a Speed Graphic with a very similar looking rangefinder. It was just screwed to the side of the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morthcam Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Dolland was the name of a family that made optical and scientific instruments in England. <p> <a href=http://www.vauxhallsociety.org.uk/Dollond.html>see here</a><br> <a href=http://www.arm.ac.uk/history/instruments/Dollond-sextant.html>and here</a><P> Dolland and Co. made cameras and accessories: <P> <a href=http://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/manuals/Dollond-and-Co/729>here</a><br> <a href=http://www.testreports.co.uk/photography/ap/test-reports/dollond-co-test-reports.html>here</a><P> And they later merged with another company to become a chain of optician shops in Europe.<P> <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Dollond>here</a><br> <a href=http://www.danda.co.uk/opticians/about_us/history.asp>last one</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorgums Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Thanks for that tiny bit of VERY valuable information. You are 100% accurate, and strangely enough, l can see how the engraving can be read, albeit with difficulty, as " Dollond ". http://cgi.ebay.ch/Dollond-Rangefinder-S-R_W0QQitemZ260105824791QQihZ016QQcategoryZ4702QQcmdZViewItem This one piece of information, along with all the other help l have received from photo net, is enough to tip,me over the edge. I will join photo net and put to rest the skeptics who thought l was just out for a free lunch. Because l am on a disability, it will take perhaps a month to get enough funds to pay pally. Why was this a big help? With the Dollond , l was able to check the relative acccuracy of a range-finder camera from the fifties that l have! Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorgums Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 I should have said SOME of the skeptics, not referring to any of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick j dempsey Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Mike, you can also test rangefinders with a good 'ol 50-foot tape measure and an accomplice willing to stand in the same place... or a second tripod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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