Tektronix 576 Curve Tracer Camera Adapters - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: NF6X
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 23, 2023, 05:29:04 pm
content: I am looking for any of the oscilloscope camera mounting adapters for my 576 curve tracer. Even photos of them would be helpful, because I have not yet found any details other than mentions inthis brochure:I see a couple of ratty looking C-70 cameras on eBay at the moment, but neither one includes any mounting adapter.I expect that if and when I get my hands on a matching camera system for my 576, it will be nearly useless since the film for them hasn’t been made for ages. I wonder if anybody has managed to adapt any of the suitable Tektronix oscilloscope cameras to use film which is still produced?I would be interested in making an adapter to photograph my 576 screen with my Canon DSLR. I don’t know enough about photography yet to know how to select a lens that will provide a distortion-free image of the screen from a practical distance. Can anybody help educate me about this?

author: Roehrenonkel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2023, 06:18:25 pm
content: Hi NF6X,"Amplifier.cd" made a nice adaptor himself:https://amplifier.cd/Technische_Berichte/Photographie_Oszilloskop/Foto_Halterung.htmland a follow-up:https://amplifier.cd/Technische_Berichte/Photo_Experimente_Oszilloskop/Eperimente.htmlGood luck

author: DH7DN
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2023, 04:12:53 pm
content: Hi,I have been following this thread for a while since I bought a Tektronix 576 curve tracer just recently. I was looking for a C-70 camera (as seen in the brochure OP posted) on eBay but found none with the proper curve tracer adapter. However, there was a "lucky catch". I saw a "random" Tektronix C-59 camera with a "suspicious" adapter frame, which was a bit larger than the usual Tek 7000 series (e. g. 7603 or 7613/7904) adapter frames. I bought the Tektronix C-59 camera just out of curiosity and was quite lucky. The camera came with a Tek 016-0288-00 adapter which fitted very well on the Tektronix 576 curve tracer frame. Unfortunately, there was no corrector lens delivered - it's necessary in order to be able to photograph a large field of view from a relatively small distance, otherwise the image will be distorted.I'll try to retrofit the C-59 camera with a digital camera (e. g. Raspberry Pi camera or any other digital camera which will do the job).The amplifier.cd project looks nice. I've considered this but I am too lazyand got too much moneyShameless self-promotion: You can visit my homepage gallery if you want to see more high-quality photographs of the camera, adapters and curve tracer... Unfortunately EEVblog permits only 5 MB uploads in total.https://nin.co-i60.com/index.php?/category/28

author: NF6X
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 02, 2023, 06:11:26 pm
content: That was a lucky catch, indeed! Thank you for sharing the detailed photos. I like the way Tektronix used the adapter to connect the camera's 7000-series camera contacts to the 576's camera connector. That's an interesting detail which I didn't anticipate. I have seen references to corrector lenses in the camera manuals, but I haven't seen what one of them looks like. There are various Tektronix lenses on eBay which do not include shutters or apertures, and I wonder if any or all of them are corrector lenses.