Re: Stereoscope

[Lucian Chis <chis@ece.orst.edu>]

Hi there,

If I am not mistaking, I have seen the device you mention in the 1948
edition of the Leica Book;  The stereo adapter seemed to attach to the
front of the lens and it would split the 24X36mm frame into two half
frames. The adaptor used some mirrors (or prisms) to take the two
pictures.
I will consult the book and get back to you on this if no one else knows
for sure.

Lucian


On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, Alexander Koning wrote:

> Greetings all,
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> This summer I went to Compi=E8gne in France. The armistice was signed
> there after the first world war. There was, besides the legendary
> railwaycarriage, also an exhibition of pictures about this war. These
> pictures could be seen through a stereoscope. They were, as a result of
> a three dimensional view, very, very real. It was amazing and impressive
> at the same time to see that the technology at the beginning of this
> century was already this advanced. The sight of a devastated Europe and
> the suffering of millions of poor soldiers in a three dimensional view
> made an ineffaceable impression on me. When you are around Compi=E8gne,
> about 60 km above Paris, you should go there.
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> But now my question.
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> Once, probably a long time ago, Leica also produced (some sort of?) a
> stereoscope (camera and viewer). Can anyone tell me if this technology
> is still available or if this technology could be made possible by using
> for example two M-camera's (and how to view them)? Is there still any
> interest in this kind of photograpy?
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> Alexander Koning
> The Netherlands
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