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@oldtoyguns,
You replied to Simba6 writing;
"When the trigger is pulled, a thin pin is extended out of the piece under the front lens. No other markings on the piece".
That is a typical old school shutter release. Normally it would have had a cone shaped screw that would screw into a camera's shutter button. Your photo isn't very clear but it looks like there was a fitting on the end of the cable at one time as the black covering looks frayed.
When the trigger is pulled, a thin pin is extended out of the piece under the front lens. No other markings on the piece.
mudshark61369
·1 year ago
"There is no such thing as foolproof, because fools are so darned ingenious" (unknown)3105View listings
@oldtoyguns,
In over 65 years in the photographic industry many of them in equipment retail and years of collecting, I've never seen an arrangement like that one.
Many older single lens cameras even old range finder ones had attachments that screwed on to their fixed lenses that increased magnification but they were fixed and did not need focal adjustment.
I've never seen a grip that uses what looks like a specialized hose clamp for holding lenses on it.
What I am seeing looks like several tubes that are meant to attach to specialized equipment of some kind. The ones made by well known Mfrs. usually used bayonet type coupling mounts specific to their equipment, like SLR/DSLR cameras.
What might help us identify what you have is, to look at each ring with a knurled screw in it for a Mfr's info or a MM (millimeter) number often designated by a circle with a vertical line through it.
The attachment with 25x should have info besides that somewhere on it.
Is there any info under the metal plate on the grip?
The rear attachment in photos 1 and 3 looks like it may be an eyepiece which should have markings on it if there is a lens in it.
Which one of the attachments goes into the Kodak case when removed from the rig?
mudshark61369
·1 year ago@oldtoyguns,
You replied to Simba6 writing;
"When the trigger is pulled, a thin pin is extended out of the piece under the front lens. No other markings on the piece".
That is a typical old school shutter release. Normally it would have had a cone shaped screw that would screw into a camera's shutter button. Your photo isn't very clear but it looks like there was a fitting on the end of the cable at one time as the black covering looks frayed.
Where did you run across this piece?
simba6
·1 year agoMight be risky to use that today out in the public........................
oldtoyguns
OP1 year agoWhen the trigger is pulled, a thin pin is extended out of the piece under the front lens. No other markings on the piece.
mudshark61369
·1 year ago@oldtoyguns,
In over 65 years in the photographic industry many of them in equipment retail and years of collecting, I've never seen an arrangement like that one.
Many older single lens cameras even old range finder ones had attachments that screwed on to their fixed lenses that increased magnification but they were fixed and did not need focal adjustment.
I've never seen a grip that uses what looks like a specialized hose clamp for holding lenses on it.
What I am seeing looks like several tubes that are meant to attach to specialized equipment of some kind. The ones made by well known Mfrs. usually used bayonet type coupling mounts specific to their equipment, like SLR/DSLR cameras.
What might help us identify what you have is, to look at each ring with a knurled screw in it for a Mfr's info or a MM (millimeter) number often designated by a circle with a vertical line through it.
The attachment with 25x should have info besides that somewhere on it.
Is there any info under the metal plate on the grip?
The rear attachment in photos 1 and 3 looks like it may be an eyepiece which should have markings on it if there is a lens in it.
Which one of the attachments goes into the Kodak case when removed from the rig?
wastingtime101
·1 year agoThey're usually called photo snipers - it's basically a camera that looks like a gun and the grip is supposed to help minimize shake.
Just check to make sure PhotoSniper isn't a brand name copyright/trademark violation - there might be a more generic term I'm not familiar with.