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Stereoscopic Cameras
W. Watson & Sons Stereo Camera

ANTIQUE MAHOGANY STEREO CAMERA.
Labeled "W. Watson & Sons 315 High Holborn London."  A premier makers', compact, dark mahogany and brass, dark red bellowed 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 inch (16.5 x 12cm.) plate camera with a fine paneled tailboard, brass screw reinforced fine dovetails and Meagher type outrigger.  Double rack, rear focusing.  Tilting back and rising front.  Pair of brass bound AFR Paris Anastigmat symmetrical f6.8 135mm. lenses numbered 264 and 265.  All original lacquered finish.  Two matching dark slides in individual cases.  Lens caps and head cloth all fitting in a rigid canvas covered case.
Courtesy, Lionel Hughes, Photographica.

    W. Watson & Sons Stereo Camera


    London Stereo Camera
    English Wood Brass Stereo Camera Circa 1880,  made by the London Stereoscopic Company.
    The colour of the Mahogany is a rich honey shade of brownish red.  The single lens for mono work is engraved to this effect.  The pair of lenses seen are not engraved, and one is slightly more worn than the other around the brass barrel, which could be accounted for by the fact that at this time stereo cameras were often used as mono cameras as well. There is a film holder, and the single engraved lens also has a set of Waterhouse stops.
    London Stereo Camera
    London Stereo Camera
    London Stereo Camera
    London Stereo Camera
    London Stereo Camera

    Dallmeyer Portrait Lenses

    London Stereo Camera Photographs by Chris Davies.  Copyright reserved.



    Some with sufficient ingenuity and skill even make their own modern stereo cameras out of pairs of conventional cameras!

    Anthony Stereo Camera



    Pentax Stereo Adapter

    This beamsplitter converts a standard 35 mm camera lens into a steroscopic lens that puts two portrait oriented images side by side on a 35 mm. slide that can be viewed with the accompanying slide viewer. It is attached to the front of a normal lens using the filter screw thread. This model is discontinued and was replaced with a similar adapter for digital cameras which instead comes with a 4 x 6 inch print viewer.

    Pentax Stereo Adapter
    Pentax Stereo Adapter
    Pentax Stereo Adapter
    Pentax Stereo Adapter
    Pentax Stereo Adapter
    Pentax Stereo Adapter
    Pentax Stereo Adapter
    Pentax Stereo Adapter
    Courtesy Betty Reinke.


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