those night vision goggles from jurassic park
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ATimeForHeroics
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Re: thos night vision goggles from jurrasic park
I'm almost positive that the yellow portion is modified from binoculars. There were some Bushnell models I saw that were slightly reminiscent, only due to the ribbing on the side. Only problem with that is they could have been from any brand, price range and time frame before 1993.
I'm almost positive that the yellow portion is modified from binoculars. There were some Bushnell models I saw that were slightly reminiscent, only due to the ribbing on the side. Only problem with that is they could have been from any brand, price range and time frame before 1993.
Smeeon
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Re: thos night vision goggles from jurrasic park
Without looking at the movie again, did the lenses appear to automatically zoom? if so then it definitively has a security camera zoom gear motor inside, easy to acquire now since security cameras are going to smaller and smaller designs.
Without looking at the movie again, did the lenses appear to automatically zoom? if so then it definitively has a security camera zoom gear motor inside, easy to acquire now since security cameras are going to smaller and smaller designs.
Grey
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PHArchivist
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Re: thos night vision goggles from jurrasic park
I love this prop because no one has ever made it.
I love this prop because no one has ever made it.
Smeeon
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Re: thos night vision goggles from jurrasic park
oh, didn't realize that was a video, noticed the film border around it now.
Hmmm Kinda tempted to order some aluminum tubes and try my hand at fabbing them to see what kind of a pain they might be.
if you look at
the zooming lens assembly has the zoom track for the inner pegs to follow (easier seen on the photo of a projector lens I posted earlier)
it also looks spraypainted to cover it's milled aluminum finish (99% of those assemblies are milled alum with nylon tracking pegs)
I'm beginning to think the lenses are going to be found as a single almost unmodified item.
Edit: thinking about what would be "on hand" at a prop studio for hollywood (btw who's studio did these come from?) the studio would probably be swimming in old used camera equipment. What kind of camera on set would have a varifocal lens like that?
oh, didn't realize that was a video, noticed the film border around it now.
Hmmm Kinda tempted to order some aluminum tubes and try my hand at fabbing them to see what kind of a pain they might be.
if you look at
the zooming lens assembly has the zoom track for the inner pegs to follow (easier seen on the photo of a projector lens I posted earlier)
it also looks spraypainted to cover it's milled aluminum finish (99% of those assemblies are milled alum with nylon tracking pegs)
I'm beginning to think the lenses are going to be found as a single almost unmodified item.
Edit: thinking about what would be "on hand" at a prop studio for hollywood (btw who's studio did these come from?) the studio would probably be swimming in old used camera equipment. What kind of camera on set would have a varifocal lens like that?
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Onkelpsycho
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Re: thos night vision goggles from jurrasic park
Nah... I would take one even without eye lenses... :lol
Nah... I would take one even without eye lenses... :lol
cpltony
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Well this is my first time on the thread and as its already been bumped for 2010 I figured I'd throw in my $0.02
Are we sure the lens parts are even real lenses?
The rings around them seem to....PVC cap ring'ish and they almost look too concave in my opinion.
Do we see the cross-hairs move when Tim turns them on and zooms?
I know we see the green lighting rotate, but does the lenses seem to roate as well?
I'll have to throw in the movie to see....any excuse to watch it again!!
Are we sure the lens parts are even real lenses?
The rings around them seem to....PVC cap ring'ish and they almost look too concave in my opinion.
Do we see the cross-hairs move when Tim turns them on and zooms?
I know we see the green lighting rotate, but does the lenses seem to roate as well?
I'll have to throw in the movie to see....any excuse to watch it again!!
Charles Kline
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I think the lenses are definitely real.
Finding them is the key to this project, without them there is not much point.
Finding them is the key to this project, without them there is not much point.
I'm happy to announce I've begun work on this project now for real, and will begin the scratchbuilding/ 3D print work in late July. Needless to say, my little 1/3 ish scale model was most enlightening. I've also been able to catch some other details from the film, and wish I could screencap them to show, but either way, we'll have this thing licked round about August!! Needless to say, the new pics that MMPC provided recently were the final piece to the puzzle. I've decided to scrap Proton Pack building this year to do a run of these. Stay tuned!
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Charles Kline
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Needless to say....
:lol
:lol
Re: thos night vision goggles from jurrasic park
I have these photos that I took. They are posted in the gallery.
Gotta bump an old thread.....Does anyone have any more pictures of the rifles seen here? Or anything else from JP for that matter? :love
I have these photos that I took. They are posted in the gallery.
davidJurassic
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I'm definitely in for a pair of these. Please add my name to your list of keen faces.
cpltony
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I know I'm resurrecting an old thread but thought I'd post my findings on the lenses...but sadly its not the news we're all hoping for just yet.
After contacting binocular museums, NVG experts, optical forums and Universal themselves (still waiting on some responses) I've so far only found that they 'may' be old marine (ocean rated) night vision binoculars.
They're starlight scope lenses, but the white notches we see were added for the movie.
I'm not giving up...these WILL be made.
After contacting binocular museums, NVG experts, optical forums and Universal themselves (still waiting on some responses) I've so far only found that they 'may' be old marine (ocean rated) night vision binoculars.
They're starlight scope lenses, but the white notches we see were added for the movie.
Hence my ongoing research...I want these made and I want two of them!!SG Merc said:
I'm not giving up...these WILL be made.
I just spent a few hours at a used camera show in pasadena, ca looking soley for these lenses. I asked several guys there, and they all basically said "Never seen those before, but theses are close enough" and would hand me the closest lens they had sitting near them. One guy did say it could be a security camera, or a slide projector.
Am I seeing things, or are the very tips the lenses cupped, like eyecups?
EDIT: Hey tony! Just noticed you've been posting in these threads too. I saw some questions you had asked some lens experts when I was doing my research. Funny.
Am I seeing things, or are the very tips the lenses cupped, like eyecups?
EDIT: Hey tony! Just noticed you've been posting in these threads too. I saw some questions you had asked some lens experts when I was doing my research. Funny.
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cpltony
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The questions I've put out have all come back negative....nada!!
The ends of the lenses do looked cupped, but no lense experts, NVG experts or camera experts can ID these lenses at all.
I'm starting to think they were fabricated as the lenses on the displayed pieces appear to be.
Fabricating them shouldn't be a problem, its just a case of how functional we want them to be. I'm not giving up on this....I want a pair of these!!
The ends of the lenses do looked cupped, but no lense experts, NVG experts or camera experts can ID these lenses at all.
I'm starting to think they were fabricated as the lenses on the displayed pieces appear to be.
Fabricating them shouldn't be a problem, its just a case of how functional we want them to be. I'm not giving up on this....I want a pair of these!!
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