Re: Lego Pan Camera!

[Richard Schneider <richard.schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was at Quebec and saw the Lego camera. I was quite struck with the ingenuity! I have also seen in the past special "architectural" Legos that were smaller and seemingly finer in their manufacture. I believe they were used to create professional-looking building models. These were not kids toys. Is anyone out there familiar with these, or where you might obtain them? 

Richard

>>> Willem-Jan Markerink <w.j.markerink@xxxxx> 11/28/99 06:58PM >>>
On 27 Nov 99 at 14:27, George S. Pearl wrote:

> Hey Ron ,
>    Sorry you missed the Quebec IAPP convention...we had a fellow there
> that
> actually made a panorama camera out of all Lego block toy parts. The
> only thing
> that wasn't Lego was the lens and the body of the camera. He said that
> more
> people should be using Lego gears and motors since they are very
> accurate. 

I once made an X-Y-axis positioning device from Lego, to move
slides under a large magnifying copy stand....:-))
Getting the stiction out of the system was the hardest part....grease 
didn't seem the best solution....8-))

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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink


      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand


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