I have a 400 mm engraved scale, Made by the Swiss firm SIP. It came from one of their measuring machines. Made around 1960, and came with SIP calibration. I had this calibrated at NIST, came back with an k=2 uncertainty of about 0.3um and the measured dimension matched the SIP values very...
Took a while for the filing system of my brain to dig out the original manufacturer, which is Quality Measurement Systems, Inc. of Penfield, NY
Here is a mention of the guy that founded it; https://brucerrobinson.weebly.com/
One of the patents for another scale...
Here is my take:
-Best (simplest) way is to use a set of go, no go gauges , looking for light coming through the gap. This does not give you a quantitative measurement though.
-An optical comparator may let you measure directly, some have 1 minute of arc resolution on the rotating screen...
I like the idea of making go and no go gauges. Trying to make direct measurement on such short angle leg lengths (to use trig) will result in huge error.
I used to use one of those way back. I think it was made by a local company near Rochester NY. Has a glass scale and opto encoder inside. Measures about 1.5 inches if I remember.
A note about damping grease; NYE makes some excellent versions. In optical instruments , it is hard to beat the silky smooth feel with the proper grease. I suggest you use the extra light damping grease, even medium has much more drag than you would expect.
Yes, Lacquer Stick; I have used these on cameras too.
https://www.amazon.com/MRK51123-co-Industries-Lacquer-Stik-Fill/dp/B002BYWUMO/ref=sr_1_2?crid=14MKVILFHGNT4&keywords=lacquer+stick&qid=1659445878&sprefix=lacquer+stick%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-2
Not a Sony, But the Olympus and Panasonic micro 4/3 cameras can accept any lens. They are mirroless digital camera with very short backfocus so a cheap T type adapter hooks up to any lens.
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