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!

 

[Vaderman]

I think the adjustment lever on the lens is from part of the microscope:

 

[the.rebel.agent]

I think the adjustment lever on the lens is from part of the microscope:

It is indeed from a lens, but not this one. It is quite different.

 

[DamnYankee123]

Was able to source mine l locally. Pretty excited for this build. Really like the obscure ones.

Now I have to figure out how to remove the microscope adapter. As to the lens and “focus arm”, it’s kind of interesting. The lens has a smooth stairstep look to it. I found a couple vintage Leica lenses that had a similar look, but I can’t imagine them spending that kind of money, so maybe a knockoff? Idk. It seems to me that most picture camera lenses have an optical element near the front surface of the lens but the example on the prop doesn’t.

My first thought about the arm was that maybe it was screwed into one of the three holes that you typically see if there are set screws that hold a lens cover or sun shield or color filter or something like that. But I only see the one arm and no other holes. Granted, it’s a blurry image. The graphics processor on my laptop isn’t powerful enough to give me a very clear resolution on screen captures. I’ll be curious to see if anyone else gets interested in this prop and sees what they come up with. Also, is that an “Imperial code disk” on the top?

 

[Vaderman]

Anyone made progress on finding the lens?

 

[the.rebel.agent]

I didn't.