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John Yapp
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 - posted May 09, 2013 03:59 PM      Profile for John Yapp   Email John Yapp   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Bought this lens on ebay without really knowing it's exact function. Doesn't fit any of my lenses, so unable to tell it's benefits. Can anyone enlighten me?
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Maurice Leakey
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 - posted May 10, 2013 04:23 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Google says Sideral is "relating to the stars".

The ebay seller thinks it's a wide angle projection lens, however, such a lens would never be as long as this, so I suggest it could be an attachment for fitting to a camera to photograph far objects such as stars.

It's only a wild guess.

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Alexander Lechner
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With only a quick look at the picture I read "SPECIAL" where it says "SPACIAL".
I think this confirms what Maurice is suggesting.

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Pasquale DAlessio
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 - posted May 10, 2013 05:05 AM      Profile for Pasquale DAlessio     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I concur!

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Martin Jones
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Interesting!
The word "Spacial" immediately caught my attention... because I have two boxes of items containing items bearing this word.
They are "pseudo" 3-D sets, comprising 6 (one box has only 4) Polaroid spectacles and a lens attachment which produces 2 slightly displaced images of the same frame on the screen, polarized at right angles to each other.
This is supposed to provide 3-D movies from ordinary flat ones!!!
Needless to say, it doesn't... but the public would vbelieve anything in those days.

"Spacial" is presumably the name of the manufacturer.

( Price on the 18/1/1968 was 11 shillings and 9 pence (Inc shipping), which equate to GBP 0.59 !!!!!
Martin

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John Yapp
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 - posted May 13, 2013 03:31 PM      Profile for John Yapp   Email John Yapp   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
i just found out that it fits my agfa sonector if I take the mount off..and it turns this...
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into this..
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woohoo!

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Pasquale DAlessio
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WooHoo! What a find!

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Lee Mannering
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Not really as it will greatly reduce the amount of light on screen. Had one of those in the 70’s and it quickly moved on. They came without projector lens and you had to either work out how to attach it to you existing lens or use a bracket.

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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 - posted May 15, 2013 03:40 PM      Profile for Hugh Thompson Scott   Email Hugh Thompson Scott       Edit/Delete Post 
I had something similar, as discussed in a different thread,it only
was a single element affair, but was a useful item to have. It and I
parted company when a friend of mine,who only had a short throw
but wanted big pictures,his need was greater than mine.

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John Yapp
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I have to say Lee, that it doesn't "Greatly" reduce the amount of light on the screen, although it lessens it a bit. I think this must be very similar to Hugh's as it is indeed just one lens element. I'm not complaining at £4 plus postage.

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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 - posted May 15, 2013 06:20 PM      Profile for Hugh Thompson Scott   Email Hugh Thompson Scott       Edit/Delete Post 
Really there isn't any light loss as such John,it just spreads it over
a greater area. I agree that at such a small outlay you've got a
nice lens that could "save the day" at a screening event. Well done.

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