US 7,922,402 B2 · Camera having a camera holder and an optical adapter

Abstract

A camera holder (3) is provided for fixing a camera (11) or a camcorder to an optical observation device. The holder (3) has a variable-length sleeve (13) with a first end configured to receive the camera objective and a second end configured to secure the sleeve (13) relative to the optical observation device. The holder (3) also has an adjusting device (19) fixed to the sleeve (13). The adjusting device (19) has a pin for connection with a stand mating thread of a camera (11) and is configured to compensate for an offset between the stand mating thread and the camera objective. The adjusting device (19) enables the camera (11) to be positioned with respect to the sleeve and the optical observation device.

Claims5

Dependent claims

An optical adapter (5) for interposition between an optical observation device and a camera (11), the optical adapter (5) comprising:

an afocal optical arrangement having an entrance pupil, an exit pupil (AP) and a plurality lenses (400, 403, 404, 405, 409) between the entrance pupil and the exit pupil (AP), the lenses (400, 403, 404, 405, 409) including a last lens (409) farthest optically from the entrance pupil, the exit pupil (AP) of the optical arrangement being situated 40 mm to 100 mm behind a vertex (411) of the last lens (409) and defining a real image of the entrance pupil.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/818,250Filed 18 Jun 2010 · division

Priority

DE 10 2006 058 3585 Dec 2006

Published

US 2010/0254699 A17 Oct 2010

Granted

12 Apr 2011

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G02B 21/362
Arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes or digital imaging or video purposes including associated control and data processing…:…
G03B 17/14
With means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets: interchangeably
G03B 17/565
Accessories: optical accessories, e.g. converters for close-up photography, tele-convertors, wide-angle convertors
G03B 17/566
Accessories: accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera

Camera having a camera holder and an optical adapter

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Camera having a camera holder and an optical adapter

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Abstract

Claims5