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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

snapshooter wrote:how do I get in touch with 'Some Bloke'

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

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.

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

snapshooter wrote: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.

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