S3D Re: FS: BELL & HOWELL ANAMORPHIC PROJECTION LENS by Arthur J.Fischer

["Sharon Shoemaker" <shoe@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

arthur  would like very much to buy the B&H anamorphic lens if its not sold
please in form address thanks sharin shoemaker
-----Original Message-----
From: AJ1FISCHER@xxxxxxx <AJ1FISCHER@xxxxxxx>
To: Multiple recipients of list SELL-3D <sell-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, July 24, 1999 1:07 PM
Subject: S3D Re: FS: BELL & HOWELL ANAMORPHIC PROJECTION LENS by Arthur
J.Fischer


>FOR SALE:
>
>Bell and Howell Anamorphic Projection Lens.
>
>This anamorphic projection lens has very little information printed on it.
It
>is a SUPPLEMENTARY lens. The overall back-to-front length of the lens is
4.5"
>The rear end is 1.75" in diameter and is threaded to screw into a primary
>projection lens. The front barrel is 2 3/8" OD and rotates to correspond
with
>distance (presumably) setting marks of 25, 12.5, 35, 50, 120 and infinity
>(the 12.5 mentioned is actually between the 25 and the 35 markings, which
>seems out of sequence).
>
>I bought this lens with the thought of finding a mate and using two 35 mm
>cameras for wide screen stereo. My second thought was perhaps to experiment
>with the lens to see if it could be married to a beam splitter and somehow
>improve upon the door-frame effect of beam splitters by anamorphically
>squeezing down a wide picture to a half frame of 35 mm.  I'm not sure that
>would work and I abandoned both projects.
>
>The lens is fascinating in it's ability to deliberately distort and then
>restore. It may be just the thing some clever hobbyist would enjoy working
>with.
>
>Asking price is $35 postpaid. Cashier's check or US postal money order are
>fine.
>
>I also have a second (not anamorphic) projection lens for sale. It is a
Bell
>& Howell 16 mm FILMOVARA ATTACHMENT for 1.5"- 2"- 3" lenses. B&H No.
020252.
>I'm not sure what it was used for but it appears to be some kind of
telephoto
>attachment (secondary lens) with a threaded back to screw into the primary
>projection lens. The threaded portion is 2 1/16" OD. Overall back-to-front
>length is 2". The original price of $63 is still on the box. Again, perhaps
a
>hobbyist's delight.
>
>Asking price is $25 postpaid if bought separately or $15 if bought with the
>Anamorphic Lens.
>
>Arthur J. Fischer
>aj1fischer@xxxxxxx
>Tel (Melbourne, FL) 407 254-5700
>


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