Re: [APML]: Aerial lenses

[Peter Ceravolo <ceravolo@fox.nstn.ca>]

At 11:44 AM 96/10/13 EDT, you wrote:
>
>Peter Ceravolo <ceravolo@fox.nstn.ca> writes:
>> 
>> But clearly the Schmidt would kill the average lens. However the lenses I am
>> refering to can usually be had for less than $200 or so on the surplus
>> market, far cheaper than a Schmidt.
>
>Hi Peter;
>    Were have you seen these lenses (surplus) for sale?

I just baught $300 bucks worth of toys from Fred Lamothe II. Fred buys sells
and trades surpluss stuff, mainly optical. Fred can be reached at:

surplushak@aol.com

Among the goodies I bought is a 13.6" f3.6 lens with a front element 5.5"
diameter for $175. This lens may turn out to be gold or garbage, you never
know. I have toyed with the notion of designing and building a custom lens
of similar nature but it would cost a few thousand bucks and there may not
be a significant performance difference should this lens turn out to be good.

Peter