Patent ID: 7246956
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: F41G,G02B,G03B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for fastening a photographic camera, camcorder or similar camera to an observation telescope, the camera having an objective and the observation telescope having an eyepiece and a base member, the apparatus comprising: a swivel arm attaching the camera to the base member of the observation telescope such that the eyepiece can be exchanged without detaching the swivel arm from the observation telescope; wherein the swivel arm facilitates relative movement of the camera and observation telescope between a shooting position wherein the optical axis of the camera objective extends in the direction of the optical axis of the observation telescope eyepiece, and an observation position wherein a target is observable through the observation telescope eyepiece; wherein the optical axes of the camera objective and the observation telescope eyepiece form an angle in the observation position; wherein the swivel arm is mounted on the observation telescope so as to swivel around a swivel axis extending horizontally and transverse to both the optical axes of the camera and the observation telescope; wherein the camera is mounted and adjustable on the swivel arm around three axes (x, y, z) disposed perpendicular to each other for adjustment of the optical axis of the camera objective to the optical axis of the observation telescope eyepiece; and wherein a first slide to be fastened to the camera and displaceable at right angles to the optical axis of the camera objective, a second slide displaceable parallel to the optical axis of the camera objective and having the first slide mounted displaceably thereon, and a third slide mounted displaceably perpendicular to the first slide on the swivel arm and having the second slide mounted displaceably thereon are provided for displaceable mounting of the camera around the three axes (x, y, z).