Re: Unknown stereo camera

[Michael Watters <wattersm@xxxxxxxx>]

Has anybody else checked that thing out?!?!?!

I'd have to check some references, but I'll be damned if I know what it is!
 My thoughts so are are these:

Assuming it's a 35mm camera, it's pretty damn odd for it to have 45mm
lenses.  MOST stereo cameras had 35mm lenses except for the european
cameras which used 37-38mm lenses.

What format does the thing shoot?

My basic thought right now is that it's a custom job because of the unique
lenses.

The shutter IS from a normal stereo camera (Can't ID it off the top of my
head though) since the outer dials have speed on one and apeture on the
other.  If the shutter was custom, they'd be duplicated on each.  The
shutter IS from a European manufacture stereo camera since it's a stereo
version of a common shutter at the time (US stereo's all had custom, IMHO
crap, shutters).  The shutter isn't from any common camera I can think of
off hand.  Possubilities include:  Iloca's own version of the Realist 45
(Iloca Rapid), maybe a TDC???

The lenses are probably from a flat camera.  45mm was the common choice of
"normal" for most 35mm lenses and would be commonly found to fit 00 size
shutters which most of the stereo cameras (that USED normal shutters) would
have in them.

mike
watters


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