P3D Re: Loreo/Argus Macro?

[Ralph Johnston <copley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Loreo lenses face outwards, not inwards.  So removing the mirrors would
not get you a macro camera.  See my diagram of the Loreo with ray tracing
of the object to the image on film:

http://www.ultranet.com/~copley/StereoNE/slidefmt.html

The V shaped object at the bottom is the film plane.  -Ralph


>Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 21:04:27 -0600
>From: Rod Sage <rsage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: P3D Loreo/Argus Macro?
>
>It would seem to me that a person could remove the mirrors (crack them
>off) a Loreo/Argus, put a magnifying lens in front of the two original
>lenses, and have a very inexpensive macro camera. I assume that it is
>the mirrors which are the primary cause in degrading the image quality
>anyway. The lenses I'm sure are plastic but may be fair quality. This
>camera would be easy to use and would not waste film like a 4 lens
>Nimslo or Nishika. It already has a flash that should have plenty of
>power for close-ups. A person could add small fixed aperatures to the
>lenses for depth of field like the Realist Macro. Any ideas?
>Rod
>
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