about the Leitz Vario Orthomat camera

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ston3849@wowway.com - 29 Jul 2005 16:54 GMT

Hi all,
I'm considering buying an old Leitz Vario Orthomat camera to use with
my Leitz Ortholux II microscope. My ortholux has a trinocular head but
the phototube did not come with a ocular tube. The Leitz Vario Orthomat
that I'm considering does not comes with a control unit so I would like
to know if I can use this camera without the control unit. If there are
any issues about this camera, please let me know.
thanks.

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Kevin Cunningham - 30 Jul 2005 01:54 GMT

> Hi all,
> I'm considering buying an old Leitz Vario Orthomat camera to use with
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> any issues about this camera, please let me know.
> thanks.

Jeez, don't buy it!! You can't use this thing without the control panel.
When you say Orthomat you assume two units at least.

Now why would you even want this thing? It's a film camera and everyone
(that means everyone) uses digital, its cheaper and easier to use.

Please save your money and buy a cheap, consumer digital and make cheap,
good pictures. It works for everybody else....

Kevin Cunningham
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Natural Science Forum / Physics / Optics / July 2005

about the Leitz Vario Orthomat camera