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From: Allen on 3 Aug 2010 10:44
rwalker wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:01:53 -0400, Scotius <yodasbud(a)mnsi.net> wrote:
>
>> So anyway, all this got me thinking; would it be possible to
>> adapt half of a binocular using an adapter ring to an SLR, etc?
>> Binoculars are rather cheap (and so are spotting scopes) in
>> comparison to higher end zoom lenses.
>> Any thoughts on this?
>
>
> I don't see why not. I do a lot of photomicrography, and one of my
> adapters is simply the appropriate T-ring at one end (Canon EOS in my
> case). The rest is a simple aluminum barrel, with two sets of three
> nylon screws each, which attach the adapter to the microscope
> eyepiece. I attach the adapter instead of a lens and use the
> microscope as the lens. This adapter has no glass in it, but simply
> uses the microscope's glass. Once attached, I focus through the
> camera's viewfinder. I have other more expensive adapters that
> include their own lenses, but you get a more restricted field of view
> with them. If you had a similar adapter that could fit the ocular
> lens of one side of a binocular, I don't see why it wouldn't work.
As I recall, the lamented Spiratone had lots of adapters for that sort
of thing--but that was then and this is now. I miss some of those old
mail order places like Spiratone and Edmund Scientific.
Allen
From: Allen on 3 Aug 2010 15:15
Richard wrote:

> Maybe you'll find this of interest?
> http://www.srb-griturn.com/
>
> Richard
>
>
Thanks!
Allen
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