Re: [photo-3d] Re: Zeiss OO Viewer

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know about the one-ring vs. two-ring item.  However, I have a Zeiss 
viewer somewhat similar to the one show in eBay Item #452168481, but with 
two important differences:

1) Mine is a two-piece viewer, where the light can be removed so the viewer 
can be used with available light.

2) The one on eBay appears to put the slide very close to the front.  I'm 
guessing that the light is in front of the slide, with the image halves 
reflected through a "W" like arrangement of mirrors to the lens.

I don't know how #2 would affect the quality of the image.  I'd like to see 
the insides of this viewer.

I will say, though, that the two-piece Zeiss viewer is excellent!  It 
offers the best reproduction of splitter slides I've ever seen ... better 
than the Stitz viewer or the Pentax, in my opinion.

-pd


At 01:58 PM 9/28/2000, Mark Shields wrote:
>I would also like an answer to this question, since I routinely
>use my Pentax viewer for looking at 2X2 beamsplitter slides (Pentax,
>Stereo-tach) as well as 2X2 slides made with my Nimslo and slidebar
>and cha-cha shots. They all mix nicely using the Pentax viewer.
>If there really isn't any difference (but there has to be
>_some_ difference for Zeiss, or they wouldn't specify), this
>might be a good viewer for me, for portable use.
>
>Thanks for any thoughts.
>>    Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:49:21 -0400
>>    From: Ralph Johnston/Linda Sherman <copley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: Zeiss OO Viewer
>>
>>Can someone please explain the difference between "one-ring" and
>>"two-ring".  What ring are they referring to?  Does one type of viewer
>>reverse the images and the other not?  Would this viewer work with my
>>Franka beam splitter?  I think I saw a description of this viewer in a
>>book
>>somewhere, but can't remember where.
>>
>>Stereo OO Zeiss Ikon Viewer - Beautiful
>>                                                        Item #452168481
>>
>>Go to search -by item # to view this e-bay item.
>>
>>Thanks -Ralph

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