Question about camera lense fittings

[Shonver]

I am in the process of building a stereo microscope- using a camera lense and verkyker (binoculars), nogal!

At the flea market I spotted a contraption that could serve as a focussing mechanism: It has what looks like a receptacle for a camera on one end and a lense on the other end. This is joined by a concertina "channel". The two ends can be moved closer and farther apart by means of a precision telescoping mechanism.

I found that the lense receptacle is a smaller size than suits my two lenses, so I can't fit them. I don't have an SLR camera, so I don't know if the camera end is a standard fitting.

Now I was wondering if you photographic fundis could tell me:

(1) What is this contraption (it also had mounted to it a custom holder with a translucent plastic end plate and a receptacle for what may be slides)?
(2) How many standard interface fittings are there for optics?
(3) Are lenses for the smaller fitting readily available?

I hope my description makes sense!

[kay]

1. Sounds like a macro bellows adapter.
2. Lots - each manufacturer pretty much did their own thing. Some popular ones are M42 screw-mount (very old), Canon EF (modern), Canon F (old), Pentax K-mount, Nikon F-mount, Leica M and R mounts...
3. Depends on what mount it is, could be anything.

[Shonver]

1. Sounds like a macro bellows adapter.
2. Lots - each manufacturer pretty much did their own thing. Some popular ones are M42 screw-mount (very old), Canon EF (modern), Canon F (old), Pentax K-mount, Nikon F-mount, Leica M and R mounts...
3. Depends on what mount it is, could be anything.

1. Yes! That's the one. I did a google search...
2, 3. Looks like I have more scrounging to do.

Thanks.

[chipwelder]

Depending on where you are from there's a couple of camera shops that could tell you which mount it would be... Kameraz Rosebank, Radiolens Pretoria... are some that I know of...

[Shonver]

Thanks. I'm in Cape Town, so I'll ask around this side.

[Viagara]

Shaun, you could try Orbs(in Town) or else Kameraland(in Bellville I think)

[DRNB]

Shaun, this is what I think...... ...... ...... Ahhh, maybe you should get married and have kids 

[Shonver]

Whadja mean? Bein' there, doin' that...

[Viagara]

Shaun, this is what I think...... ...... ...... Ahhh, maybe you should get married and have kids 

Says the guy who spends most of his time away from home

[chipwelder]

Orms? Tudor? for Slaapstad Look at www.Insecta.co.za for some uses...

[DRNB]

Whadja mean? Bein' there, doin' that...

Sjee Shaun, then they not keeping you busy enough.... Stereo teloscope??? Ahhh, its for bird watching on Clifton right?
 

[Shonver]

Sjee Shaun, then they not keeping you busy enough.... Stereo teloscope??? Ahhh, its for bird watching on Clifton right?
 

Stereo microscope, bru. Concentrate. I believe they call a "stereo telescope" binoculars.


About keeping me busy: I have several unfinished projects, and this is just another in a series that will take forever to complete. But that's what leave days are for...


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[Ampdog]

Never mind, Shaun ... these Vaalies/Durbsies are just jealous. Does one really need binoculars to watch - er - "folks" on the beach? We used to walk right up to them and then did not only watch (but some will say "only in Stellenbosch" ..... aag tog!)

What you have described seems to be a slide copier with bellows. Depending on your contacts/own workshop you could perhaps modify. Umpteen lens adaptors were available, but I guess no longer, what with folks going to digital cameras to put the talent into photography for them. (For record, I am still using a fairly complete Konica set-up, and take transparencies, so no digital for the time being, Like my pictures BIG.)

Sic transit gloria.