Hi all

[snapshooter]

HI been lurking on here for a while now reading and hopefully learning a bit as well
I have got a photon xt which I like but am now looking at a home build as well starting with a spotter, how do I get in touch with 'Some Bloke' about buying his spotter housing ?

all the best
Ian

[sunndog]

how do I get in touch with 'Some Bloke'

Who?, zebadee?........just give it a minute

[some bloke]

Zebidee is late said Doogle.... Boing Zebidee arrives.

Hi Ian, welcome to the forum.

I have a new batch of slightly improved battery screen pods for spotters arriving in a few days. In order to get the boxes to freely release from the mould pattern a draft had to be added which made it difficult to fit a weaver base to the top because it would point slightly downwards. It was never an issue with the more expensive solvent welded M42 lens modules because a scope mount provided a weaver base solution that pointed to where the camera viewed.

The new boxes have a small parallel section at the top and bottom centres to allow a short weaver base to be fitted for an illuminator and a tripod or handle to screw into the bottom. They will be £24 each with the side seating/pivot pillars welded in place. Holes if required will be charged at a fiver each towards my machine tooling costs. That makes the newer ones cheaper than the first batch which also had to cover the original pattern costs.

I only have this scratched sample of the new ones - you won't see the scratch if you mount it the other way up if you can't wait;


Shown here with a build in progress using an M42 lens adaptor fitted to the last of my current boxes:


The C mount adaptors are currently out of stock but will be £15 (edited), and the larger M42 SLR adaptors are £24.

[snapshooter]

Cheers for the info mate
I think I will wait as I will be needing a mount as well, will you let me know when the are avalable please ?
would this lens be suitable
:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fujian-50mm-F ... 19e2a93794

many thanks
Ian

[some bloke]

Cheers for the info mate
I think I will wait as I will be needing a mount as well, will you let me know when the are avalable please ?
would this lens be suitable:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fujian-50mm-F ... 19e2a93794

many thanks
Ian

That lens should be fine Ian.

Will try to remember but brain fade is alive and well lol.

I'll be posting up a new thread when they are avaialble.

[snapshooter]

ok cheers mate will get the lens ordered and keep an eye open for your bits, will order as and when they are available.
thanks again

Ian