P3D Replacement camera optics

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In a message dated 20/05/98 12:57:29 GMT, Michael Levine wrote:

<< I noticed this thread and just happen to have and use a Verascope f40 that
 I am told has had Olympus lenses used as replacements (they certainly are
 not the original lenses).  I was told that was a not uncommon conversion,
 but I have yet to find another similar camera.>>

David Burder also had a camera with this conversion, and I believe that Colin
Clay is working on one at the moment.

The lenses are the 40mm Zuikos from the original Olympus Trip. 
 
<< I am unable to confirm which lenses they are as they have no markings but
 they work extremely well and I even managed to win the 1998 Southern Cross
 International with a slide from this camera.
 
 The conversion was carried out in Australia, but I have been unable to find
 out by whom - or even when!>>

I trust they also worked on the camera interior? The original Berthiot Flor
lenses have a reputation for reduced contrast, but most of this is due to
internal camera reflections as Colin and others have proved. Colin was, in
fact, using my F40 at the recent Stereoscopic Society Convention. He has
worked extensively inside the camera and added nice lens hoods. As a result,
he rates the performance quite highly...
 
Bob Aldridge
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