I recently posted an ad on the "autolevel" website asking for T-2 accessories.
I received on interesting e-mail by a gentlemen who stated he had the particular pieces I needed. He wanted 160 pounds (being in England) for an astrolabe, telescope roof plummet, and some eyepiece prisms. Pretty cheap.
So, I asked for pics.
Heck if I know what that first do-hickey is, but I recognize the second pic. It's from an ebay sale a few months back and a simple google search brings it up.
My reply;
No reply from Kenneth.
Oh well...
http://flakelist.org/ would be a good place for this joker!! I can input all the info, if you have his email, etc... and would be glad to. 🙂
That hurts...and it hurts more that its a Brit ... what a loser..
The first item is an accessory prism for a Pentacon SLR camera.
http://www.pentaconsix.com/Prisms.htm
The prism could be removed, revealing a ground glass screen that could be used as a view camera. It was great for news photog work as the camera could be held overhead in a crowd and the image could be seen on the screen.
The prisms had different focusing screens and could be interchanged/upgraded, etc.
This accessory has absolutely nothing to do with land surveying.
Nice catch, Scott!
Rick
The ratio of scams to legit sales on eBay from British sellers has gotten so high in recent years that I no longer bid on any auctions from sellers in England. In fact, Canada is the only non-U.S. country that I'll even consider now when it comes to eBay.