A fiber optic rotary connection having first and second elements rotatable relative to each other, the second element having a first subassembly rotatable about a first axis, a second subassembly rotatable about a second axis not parallel to the first axis, and first and second collimators, the first element having third and fourth collimators, one of the second and fourth collimators orientated coincident with the first rotational axis, the other of the second and fourth collimators orientated parallel to the first rotational axis, one of the first and third collimators orientated coincident with the second rotational axis, the other of the first and third collimators orientated parallel to or coincident with the second rotational axis, whereby an optical signal may be transmitted across a rotary interface between the first and second elements in a first optical path and an optical signal may be transmitted across the rotary interface in a second optical path.