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Here follows an extract from a review in a Dutch photomagazine dated April 1899<ref>''LUX'' geïllustreerd Tijdschrift voor Fotografie, edition April 1899, p268-270</ref> : | Here follows an extract from a review in a Dutch photomagazine dated April 1899<ref>''LUX'' geïllustreerd Tijdschrift voor Fotografie, edition April 1899, p268-270</ref> : | ||
| − | A major plus of this instrument is the fact that in order to switch use from camera to binoculars and vice versa it is not necessary to take it apart. | + | A major plus of this instrument is the fact that in order to switch use from camera to binoculars and vice versa it is not necessary to take it apart. In figure 1 one sees at the top between the lenses 3 pins. By pulling the front pin the 2 other (vertical ones) follow and both shutters will be cocked so the Binocle can be used as a stereo camera. |
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| Photo-Stereo-Binocle, figure 1 image by Hans Kerensky (Image rights) |
The Photo-Stereo-Binocle is a miniature plate camera for mono or stereo exposures, disguised as a pair of binoculars (and in fact, McKeown states that the camera can actually be used as such[1]) made by Goerz of Berlin from about 1899 to 1910.[1][2] It takes 45x50 mm plates, singly or in pairs. It has 75 mm f/6.8 Dagor lenses; McKeown states that a Model II of the camera was made with cheaper Lynkeioskop lenses.[3] There is a Newton finder on top of the camera. In use as a camera, the 'binoculars' are rather unconvincing as a disguise; they are held back-to-front, with what seem to be eyepieces facing forwards.
Review from 1899
Here follows an extract from a review in a Dutch photomagazine dated April 1899[4] :
A major plus of this instrument is the fact that in order to switch use from camera to binoculars and vice versa it is not necessary to take it apart. In figure 1 one sees at the top between the lenses 3 pins. By pulling the front pin the 2 other (vertical ones) follow and both shutters will be cocked so the Binocle can be used as a stereo camera.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p355.
- ↑ Photo-Stereo-Binocle serial no. 1025, with 75 mm Doppel-Anastigmat III (i.e. Dagor) lenses, sold at the 20th Westlicht Photographica Auction, on 1 November 2011.
- ↑ Photo-Stereo-Binocle serial no. 1908, with Rapid-Lynkeioskop lenses, and with two dark-slides, also sold at the November 2011 Westlicht auction.
- ↑ LUX geïllustreerd Tijdschrift voor Fotografie, edition April 1899, p268-270
