Re: American Stereoscope Kit: did somebody try it?

[P3D Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 4:34 PM -0800 2/12/97, P3D wrote:
>I bought one of these a about a year and a half ago and found it to be a
>rather impressive set. True the pieces are made of cardboard and the lenses
>are plastic, but it's easily put together and the result is pleasing. The
>hood needs to be glued on one side at a time in order for it to stay well. I
>rarely used the tape supplied. It works very well. The only dissapointment
>was the 3-d "adapter" it's simply a piece of cardboard to slide a disposable
>camera with. Around my area, authentic stereoscopes of decnt quality are very
>pricey (about $100-200).
>Stefano

...though for only a little more money you could order a Euroscope from
Joel Alpers, which would probably be more durable & portable...I don't know
how the optics compare.  Joel?

-Jim C.

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Jim Crowell
Division of Biology
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Caltech
Pasadena, CA
(818) 395-8337
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