MicronEye

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Mon Nov 5 21:59:59 2001

On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, John Lawson wrote:
> > http://www.circuitcellar.com/
> Just for interest, I found the MicroMint version of this for the Apple
> ][ at TRW years ago.. I thought at the time it would make a nice 'C' mount
> lens extension barrel. It had the card, original software and manual. It
> sat on a shelf in my lab, forgotten,for years, until I got into
> classiccmping, and *then* I realized exactly what it was. I have a pic of
> it that I could send if someone needs visual regognition.

It was, indeed, C mount.
BUt, ... if you were to use that much extension on a lens, do you know
what you would be in focus for? IF it were a 25mm focal length, and you
were to ADD 25mm extension in addition to what would be needed for
infinity focus, then it would then be focused for 2 inches away, and give
you 1:1 size of image:subject. With a 12mm lens, it would provide
substantial magnification.
     (D * F)
WD = -------
     (D - F)

> The device now resides in Germany somewhere, deep in a secret warehouse,
> gaurded by Dobermans. No one really knows what's in there, save one
> deranged German Engineer, but he will not talk about it much.

I had one of the Micromint ones, until about a year ago. It was never
anywhere near any Apple products.
I don't know where it is now - Sellam probably has it.

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Received on Mon Nov 05 2001 - 21:59:59 GMT

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