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RE: [OM] Did Olympus make this stuff?

Subject: RE: [OM] Did Olympus make this stuff?
From: "George M. Anderson" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 07:34:14 -0800
>
> IIRC the only things Olympus made for astrophotgraphy use were the 1-8
> focussing screen and the projection adaptor (I can't remember whether it
> was prime focus or eyepiece projection) which fits into the telescope's
> focusser.

And the OM-1! Favorite camera of astrophotographers.

George


> I was seriously impressed that they did these and would love
> to get hold of them both just out of interest. You can buy these
> adaptors pretty easily now from most scope manufacturers (or build them
> from plastic tubes!). Olympus were (are) cool!
>
> Best Wishes,
> Gareth.
>
> Skip Williams wrote:
>
> >It looks like the binocular head for a microscope.  There
> haven't been many makers of binocular attachments for
> astronomical use, but they do exist.
> >
> >Skip
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> >>Subject: [OM] Did Olympus make this stuff?
> >>  From: William Clark <wclark@xxxxxxx>
> >>  Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:39:08 -0500
> >>    To: "'Olympus List'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >>Get a load of this...I guess Olympus was into astro viewing at one point
> >>
> >>-Bill
> >>
> >>http://users.kricket.net/ken/other/0211031b.jpg
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