1.25 magnifier construction

[jfaier]

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Hi All - I hope someone can help me with this one. I was unscrewing my diopter from my 1.25 magnifier and the outer retaining ring of the magnifier got stuck to the diopter. So when I unscrewed the diopter it also removed a retaining ring on the magnified and the small elements in the magnifier came out. I can't believe this is made in this manner. Oh well - anyway, does anyone know the order of the elements? I believe I have all the parts and I was finally able to get the diopter off the retaining ring. Three parts came loose from the inside of the magnified. 1 plano-convex element that was a loose piece of glass, 1 plano-concave element that was fitted into a small metal ring, and 1 small metal ring (I am not sure if this is a spacing ring for between the two elements or a fitting for the convex glass and that the convex glass came loose from this ring. Anyway, I hate to send this thing back to jersey although maybe it shouldn't have done this. It's hardly used. Any help or reference to technical drawings would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!.

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[jfaier]

p.s. Or, can anyone with a 1.25 magnified for their M tell me if the plano sides are fitted so they are on the outside of the unit or does it feel /look like hte convex or concave sides are outward. thanks again.

[carstenw]

The side facing the camera is bulging out, ie. convex. The side facing the eye is curved inwards, ie. concave. I don't know where the ring goes.

[jfaier]

carsten - thanks I will try this out. i think the ring is a spacer between the two elements.