New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-26
rur TELESCOPE IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
-, ,,,.,noprs WORK WITH THE TELEPHoTo
PRACTICAL RESULTS OBTAINED

,,n l., vrxnoRrs WORK WITH THE TELEfHoIo
PRACTICAL RESULTS obrNiN"'
racent invention In photograph
i"e 10 n he one Of the most .''po' a
when its capabilities are more i' lens Of which
s,s;s of a telescope attachment p' ,,ac, at a con-
r,otorranhs may be taken Oh an 49,, ~ ne in
siderable distance. The results a." o,ose range
'' Eel m those obtained AT c'o'' -, =,
...,srt called the telepho'o' j. ,,r 60
h,,,L NOT much larger. indeed ina" ro,ortion to
lane I'M, its capabilities are out VI " ,,sdral a
,,s s,ze Standing 600 feet away iro',' so,o which
nhotoyraph may be taken with Tue 'a,,re This
,, clearly show every stone in the s'ruc'u,.
WIN . ,,nossble with a ordinary apPa'
~. W ,sos =, te,escopic attachment 10 cA''e,a -.
No, rew hut It's practical deveiop"'e ",,a,eur
carried BY Mr. Elmendorf a "enn VEIN, navsr before
photographer OF this city 10 "'
reached ,.,,,or at the New
Mr. r.'"e ~, vu,es and the telephoto as
,. 49,. .r.a,v In rendering more ih'e'eS'''h
,,,a,as y, his pupis. The most s'r'n"'e ns,,n
NJ the powers OF the telescope c" ,an nv Mr.
I'm pho,ographs Of mountain SCENERY 49,. oo,yen-
E,msndorf Every one Is familiar WIZ" W. y, the
.,, ,,ho,oyraphs OF the rugged scenery "
uo"a' 81 r.,rss, the observer are most
-, d.crsd while the more distant anu 49,
s,"nn,.,rs consist OF indisunct outlines Vi s"
crowned summts. When the te'eP,oo ,r.,, ar
10 hear upon a distant peak say w $50 do
Matterhorn the effect Is very u"ic'. =, ,oa =
,u 4, o,sa r,v defined the mountain ~ oIo"e
and ,hs Grand peak Is substantial reahts W. been
a'N Wy Oh Glowing outline. These results aI Dali,
attained with a little hand Gamers, a Win more
uu.ae ,srS and low-power teiephoto W'' resmIt
powerful instruments Sill! "o'e
can be obtained 49,, l., .ha ,eienhoto when arch
,ec,ural details are needed. Suppos'ns ,he air are
NJ a capital sixty feet IN ,ne a. o.
" S :" h1u are they be obtained ny '"e "
binary camera 4, Ao,sted nv a crane
III, ne he is on level with the desired oo}ssu, AZ
NAV take the picture from Inc kro "an Zoe. away
a,ai,, helou or he may stand 30 or %" - grs,
80 ~ better view The objections 10 ,he IT,, ~
method are obvious; In the second case -, W. ronder
~ The object would be distorted as 10 re'r no
o Or nJ ,cmrs worthless and in the third case me
details would be obscure as 10 De W M ny do
M value With the telephoto. however, , amy
s,r.d norton OF the building may be pioufn,
opticaiiy speaking within Few ieet, IL . "a, Win
he photographed without distortion, ana Mher
every detail sharp as the soo ~, ~ cut of
h~ Tho telescope attachment and the dnvslop p,
mani OF the Photographic plates IL more a''i'u'
than With the ordinary lens ,.,o ur.c,,ce
When the idea was nrst put in." pr
about three years ago. the telephoto was
clumsy expensive attachment. about a ioot i9 Th.
neu teIephoto combines utility. portability ana
chcapness in a remarkable degree. 49,,
There are great possibilities IN store TOT 'h TIE
lat.T PHOTOGRAPHIC invention. by us ala tne
movements OF armies at great nistahcr, MAJ 40
he pictured and In time Of war It's service "
gathering details OF distant foruhcauons wo"in
Se Invaluable It's greatest value. so far IL IN
uhotograuhing architectural details when are
100 high up to be reached by an ordinary