I??m interested in acquiring a Kern DKM3 theodolite in very good, working condition. ?ÿDoes anyone have one they??d be interested in selling? ?ÿFeel free to PM me if so.
I have on of those. It has autocollimation eyepiece and a striding level with tripod. It also has elbow eyepiece;
all in excellent condition.
JOHN NOLTON
Yaroshio, What are you going to use the Kern DKM3 for??ÿ Have you ever used on before?
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JOHN NOLTON
@john-nolton, I??ve never used a DKM3 before (I have a Wild T1A that I use). ?ÿI??m interested in trying it for tacheometry, but I??m even more interested in the DKM3 for its aesthetic value: it??s just a beautifully elegant piece of engineering, and a nice reminder of another time and way of doing things. ?ÿIt seems like the most refined of any of the optical theodolites. ?ÿI know it can be used for sighting position from astronomical observations, so I may try to learn how to do that as well, just for fun.?ÿ
@yaroshio The Kern DKM3 and the DKM3A?ÿ reading of the horizontal and vertical circle is different than?ÿ
other Kern Theodolite's. This is an expensive piece of equipment and I think you would better off with
a Wild T3000 if all you want to do is play with it for tacheometry. Without adding things up I would say my instrument,
which has been cleaned and adjusted by Hans Rieder (an old Kern man) would cost $7,000 plus shipping.
This is a lot of money just to play with it. As you say it is a very "elegant piece of engineering"
One last thing I would very leary to ship it to Ohio although I would insure it.
