[rollei_list] Heidoscope and Astro Stereo Glass Plate Club
- From: John Wild <jwild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:59:15 +0100
Frederic,
The trouble is, I have not been able to find two optically matched 12²
reflector telescopes to attach successfully to my Heidoscope. The inter-lens
spacing on the camera is too narrow for the telescopes. I have just reverted
to setting the two telescopes up, four feet apart, attaching the camera to
one using one lens (with the other blanked off), take a photograph, quickly
removing the camera, attaching it to the second telescope with the second
lens (first lens blanked off) and taking a second photograph. I have found
that the results are a bit ?eye squinting¹. ;-)
However, my 6x13 Heidoscope does have a very ingenious design, enabling the
plate magazine to hold ten glass plates and then to change them over on a
?push-me-pull-you¹ system. It also came with a bespoke roll film back (not
the Rollei one) and it takes very good stereo transparencies on 120 film,
considering its age and simplicity of the dual air damper shutter. The
viewfinder is dark but the little spirit level is very useful for keeping it
?on the straight and narrow¹. I am looking for a similar back for my 45x107
baby Heidoscope so I can use it with 127 film.
The baby Heidoscope only came with a single plate back but thinking about
it, I could probably use it ?as is¹ to take astro stereo glass plate images
using my two matching pocket micro-telescopes. ;-)
John
On 03/04/2009 19:00, "Frederic" <fsilberman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> How about a stereo glass plate club?
>>
>> Inquiring Rabiners want to know.
>>
>> Who would be into this stuff people involved with Astro photography?
>> It think it might be those guys.
>
> Hi Mark,
>
>
> You must mean the right:)
> Frederic
>
> Frederic
> President
> Astro Stereo Glass Plate Club
> ASGC
>
>
>
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