Luthen Rael's Macrobinoculars from Star Wars: Andor Identified

[the.rebel.agent]

Luthen caracter is one of the most interesting and intriguing from the TV show. He has all sort of cool devices. This one, I was searching for since the very beginning. It was scavenged from a 70s Carl Zeiss Jena Microscope. Prop department added a different from lense and a pair a eye cups. Some greebles were added too.

Wasn't easy. Started looking for compact binoculars, later I found about astronomy BinoViewers, and finally microscope binoculars head.

Sadly, could not get a clean image from the eye cup yet.

 

[Leinads]

nice work finding this!

 

[INFLUX]

I just cannot believe how you find some of these parts. I follow you on IG and I'm like... How the heck did he figure that out???

At any rate: thanks!

 

[the.rebel.agent]

I just cannot believe how you find some of these parts. I follow you on IG and I'm like... How the heck did he figure that out???

At any rate: thanks!

It is a combination of patience & time. First, figure out what you are looking at. Later, google it. Sometimes you got a dead end. Stop for a few days. Go back. That's my method.

 

[Halliwax]

That is a good looking prop

 

[the.rebel.agent]

That is a good looking prop

Hell yes. I will start looking for the correct Super 8 camera lens, which I believe they installed.

 

[Halliwax]

Super 8… one of my all time favorite movies

 

[the.rebel.agent]

As you will see, they removed the 2" microscope adapter and installed a new lens. I strongly believe they scavenged that from another s 8 camera. Camera image is just an example.

PS: If I am not wrong, that lever manages the zoom.

 

[Halliwax]

I have yet to watch a episode but I really like this prop

What’s the microscope expensive?

 

[the.rebel.agent]

As a matter of fact, I only scored the binocular head. Which is cheaper than the whole thing.

 

[the.rebel.agent]

I have been studying this lens topic more deeply. It seems to me, like you can see a shutter at the base of the lens, which means, can be from a Camera, not a video Camera. Do you see the same as I do?

 

[joberg]

I have been studying this lens topic more deeply. It seems to me, like you can see a shutter at the base of the lens, which means, can be from a Camera, not a video Camera. Do you see the same as I do?

It's a shutter

 

[the.rebel.agent]

Now we are talking. In that case, I am looking among vintage soviet lenses. They are M39 but Jena binocular is M42. I do believe they installed and adapter with a quick charger. That's the lever for. Just wild guessing...

 

[the.rebel.agent]

Mine arrived, finally:

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Now that I have it, will do some measurements and will try to find the lense.

 

[3Dsf]

More Phillips!