Q: Fixing up a Sputnik

Are kits still available for this monster to cut down the internal
reflections, etc.? If not, where is a good source of flocking?

Are kits still available for this monster to cut down the internal
reflections, etc.? If not, where is a good source of flocking?

You could use black adhesive velvet, it works pretty well. But I think
that the 35mm Stereo Realist is actually better than the Sputnik:

http://www.lumieresenboite.com/colle...Stereo_Realist

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Vincent Becker
Photographies et appareils anciens - Photography and classic cameras
URL:http://www.lumieresenboite.com

Sorry, here it is in English :-)

http://www.lumieresenboite.com/colle...Stereo_Realist


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Vincent Becker
Photographies et appareils anciens - Photography and classic cameras
URL:http://www.lumieresenboite.com

Vincent Becker wrote:
Are kits still available for this monster to cut down the internal
reflections, etc.? If not, where is a good source of flocking?

You could use black adhesive velvet, it works pretty well. But I think
that the 35mm Stereo Realist is actually better than the Sputnik:

I meant the roll film Sputnik.

Where can I get black adhesive velvet from?

wrote:
Are kits still available for this monster to cut down the internal
reflections, etc.? If not, where is a good source of flocking?

I bought a big roll of flock paper at Efstonscience in Toronto
for around $12. Any store which caters to amateur telescope
makers should have something similar.

Edmond Scientific has some online at:

http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp?pn=3060068

Peter.
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I meant the roll film Sputnik.

Yes, I understood :-) This one?

http://www.lumieresenboite.com/colle...c=Lomo_Sputnik


Where can I get black adhesive velvet from?

From a hardware shop (the ones when you buy tools, screwdrivrs, etc, I
don't know the exact name in English) or from an art shop I guess.

Regards,
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Vincent Becker
Photographie et appareils anciens - Photography and classic cameras
http://www.lumieresenboite.com
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Vincent Becker wrote:
I meant the roll film Sputnik.

Yes, I understood :-) This one?

http://www.lumieresenboite.com/colle...c=Lomo_Sputnik


Where can I get black adhesive velvet from?

From a hardware shop (the ones when you buy tools, screwdrivrs, etc, I
don't know the exact name in English) or from an art shop I guess.

I tried the biggest store in Munich (Kaufhof) to no avail. They said to
buy black velvet and stick it down. I don't like that idea because I
think loose fibres will get on the film.

I know of a big hardware store not far away so I might try that. I
might end up using Emery cloth.

I tried the biggest store in Munich (Kaufhof) to no avail. They said to
buy black velvet and stick it down. I don't like that idea because I
think loose fibres will get on the film.

Well, adhesive velvet has this problem too.


I know of a big hardware store not far away so I might try that. I
might end up using Emery cloth.

This is a very good idea! Please let us know how it turns out.


--
Vincent Becker
Photographies et appareils anciens - Photography and classic cameras
URL:http://www.lumieresenboite.com

Black flocked paper from Edmund Scientific.

Vincent Becker wrote:
I tried the biggest store in Munich (Kaufhof) to no avail. They said to
buy black velvet and stick it down. I don't like that idea because I
think loose fibres will get on the film.

Well, adhesive velvet has this problem too.


I know of a big hardware store not far away so I might try that. I
might end up using Emery cloth.

This is a very good idea! Please let us know how it turns out.

I got some from "Toom" in Munich which is a very big hardware store. No
need to use Emery cloth, though they had that as well.