I just received a used Wista 45RF that I bought with minimal information on the 'bay ("in perfect mechanical working order"), and I'm trying to evaluate if I got burned. My primary concern is the function of the rangefinder. I think I've deciphered the manual I found online, so I think I'm operating the camera correctly. The issue I'm having is that the images in the rangefinder window do not coincide when I'm looking at a distant object and am ostensibly at minimum (infinity) focus. The parts all seem to function, and the overlapping images shift when I move the focus knob, but the rangefinder mechanism seems to be out of adjustment/register. Does anyone know if this is something repairable, and if so, user-repairable? I am handy (I build houses and furniture), but I don't have much of any camera-repair experience.
And just to be clear, this is not an issue with the position of the infinity stops -- I haven't even gotten that far. The manual makes clear that the first step is confirming coinciding images at infinity. Am I understanding things correctly?
Many thanks!
Milton
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