Re: American Stereoscope Kit: did somebody try it?

[P3D Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 8:54 AM -0800 2/17/97, P3D Joel Alpers wrote:
>>
>>...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?
>>
>
>I cannot -compare- optics, since I'm not familiar with the Am. St. kit
>you're discussing. The Euroscope uses fairly good quality acrylic
>lenses,
>a step up, IMHO, from the inexpensive set that Taylor-Merchant sells.
>Sorry
>if that isn't too helpful a comparison.
>

Interesting!  I've got those Taylor-Merchant lenses in the cheapo scope I
ordered from Jerry Morrow (?) (glued them in after ripping out the "Cosmic
Print" viewer originally screwed to the front).  The chromatic aberration
is pretty bad...

-Jim C.

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Jim Crowell
Division of Biology
216-76
Caltech
Pasadena, CA
(818) 395-8337
jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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