Re: [APML] Taurus cameras

["Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>]

He probably could do that; except I have never developed a taste for KE <g>.
Bobby

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve... <swalters@att.net>

> Bobby,
>
> Ted Ishikawa could probably calibrate a Hutech KE for the Taurus body.
Give
> him a call. He has a precision depth micrometer that us uses to measure
the
> film-to-flange distance and uses that to calibrate the KE. You'd send him
> the camera body, he'd measure and set up a focuser for you. Price is
pretty
> reasonable also.
>
> Steve...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [APML] Taurus cameras
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jon Kolb <jkolb@datawest.net>
> > >
> > > I don't know anything about this camera,
> >
> > It was herd of more often 4-5 years ago. I don't  think the guy is still
> in
> > business. He also made a flip mirror/OAG. The camera has a wide opening
> that
> > minimizes vignetting. But it's basically a plastic film holder. I've had
> one
> > sitting around 2 or 3 years and have never used it but now that I am
doing
> > so many mosaics I'm looking for a way to help on those dark corners of
> each
> > frame. That's the hardest part of the mosaic process; matching the
darker
> > parts of the frame caused by uneven illumination. I'll find a way to
> measure
> > this cat and get it parafocal with my Nikon F. I wanted to fix one of my
> F's
> > but there's too many gears, springs, and parts that are all connected to
> > allow any major alteration of the camera mouth and still have shutter
> > function.
> > Thanks Jon,
> > Bobby Middleton
> >
> >
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