Another E700 M42 SLR lens spotter for sale - SOLD

[some bloke]

These have a 5" 800x480 resolution monitor with brightness control and an F1.8 prime (fixed mag) 50mm M42 SLR lens - which relates to about 3.5mag if it were a scope.... This is best suited for general purpose rabbit and fox use, the 50mm lens is not suited to close range ratting for example.


Fixed mag and wide lenses have better light transmission than CCTV zoom lenses at anything above minimum zoom - which makes them much more useful for ambient light performance that is beneficial for covert spotting.


It has a mini weaver rail fitted and is an ideal spotter if you already have a spare illuminator - the T38 shown is not supplied.
Spotters made with quality cameras and lenses do not need as much artificial IR to be used as a rifle scoped add-on needs.


I refuse to skimp on the camera or lens adaptors to make my spotters as cheap as some others - only the very best performing E700 camera is used rather than the cheaper but similar sounding one's that cost about half as much and perform less without an illuminator. There is less difference when an illuminator is used but that is much easier for nocturnal quarry to spot your presence.

I never supply anything with batteries in. It only takes someone to do something silly or a battery to go pop for some blame claim legal firm to come knocking my door... it ain't going to happen. An advantage of the buyer supplying his own 18650 FLAT TOP batteries is the spotter doesn't need to be sent back to me if a battery fails. 18650's keep a charge for ages so its a good idea to keep a spare pair in the truck




The long thin neck of the E700 camera body has the 'some bloke' improvement - it is milled back to ensure all of the nice wide lens SLR rear glass element see's all of the CCD sensor. (Stock photo's):



This one has an RCA out socket that can be used for a DVR. A custom made DVR cable with right angled plugs at either end can be supplied as an optional extra at £10 - if ordered with the spotter: I need to know what DVR is to be used as the 4 pole mini jack plugs used have different pin functions.


A standard suction mount can be supplied as an optional extra with 2 one metre extension cables for the removable screen at £10 if ordered with the spotter so it can be used on the roof maybe watching a bait station while sitting in the comfort of the truck:


A powerful roof magnet - and metal bush can be fitted into the base of the chunky solid machined handle as an optional extra at £10:



You can expect to see this image quality on a night with decent moon & scattered clouds But with a larger field of view because this was done with a 75mm lens - also F1.4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMrHaSIfeUY

And this is the massive help you get from a quality camera equipped spotter when its foggy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6nPsp8jB5g

This is how you remove the monitor to change the batteries after three hours constant run time if they are quality 18650 cells:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IliQEYhBqJk


Price is £200 collected or £210 posted RMSD to UK postcodes.

Optional extras at £10 each if ordered with the spotter include:
Customised DVR cable.
Standard suction mount with 2 x 1000mm extension cables.
Rubber coated roof magnet + metal tripod bush fitted to base of handle.

Requires 2 18650 FLAT TOP batteries: No batteries or charger supplied.[/color][/size]

[mr_magicfingers]

Hi Dave, do you have any more of these coming up for sale in the next few weeks?

Thanks.

[mr_magicfingers]

Also how easy would it be to have an additional input from another camera to the screen. I'm thinking in the future if I make an add-on for a rifle, I could take the lens off and just use the screen as a display for that.

[MrNewbie]

Also how easy would it be to have an additional input from another camera to the screen. I'm thinking in the future if I make an add-on for a rifle, I could take the lens off and just use the screen as a display for that.

Yep, Dave does good work...

Well, if you wanted to use it as an add-on, why do you need another camera and camera input?

It would be much cheaper, to just screw off the big lens, the handle, and screw in a little 15buck 16mm for 10 bucks..maybe an adapter would be needed.
something like this..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272057045472?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

[mr_magicfingers]

Nice idea but it would need to be something that screws into a 42mm sir lens mount I think as that's the mount I'm looking to use for the spotter.

Still, certainly bears thinking about building or finding a suitable DSA that would mount onto that thread.

[some bloke]

Hi Dave, do you have any more of these coming up for sale in the next few weeks?

Thanks.

yup - this one is for sale lol.

[some bloke]

Also how easy would it be to have an additional input from another camera to the screen. I'm thinking in the future if I make an add-on for a rifle, I could take the lens off and just use the screen as a display for that.

I just got out of bed for my nightshift and can't quite wrap my head round that bit:

If you use the spotter monitor for the add on it will be seriously restricted as a spotter because it's tethered to the rifle, and you'd need to remove the camera too.

You might manage if you strap ya mate and yaself together lol.

[mr_magicfingers]

I was thinking of having it as a spotter just for wildlife viewing and seeing where the animals tend to be. On other occasions, being able to take off the lens and, via an adapter, put it on the end of the scope to make it a scope viewer would be very useful. Might be able to take a tube and have an M42 thread put on one end and then make it the right size and length to slip onto the end of the scope. Something like that, anyway.

[some bloke]

I was thinking of having it as a spotter just for wildlife viewing and seeing where the animals tend to be. On other occasions, being able to take off the lens and, via an adapter, put it on the end of the scope to make it a scope viewer would be very useful. Might be able to take a tube and have an M42 thread put on one end and then make it the right size and length to slip onto the end of the scope. Something like that, anyway.

I think I gotcha but I don't have the means to cut an external M42mm thread and then you'd no doubt want the DSA part to suit variable scopes which aint going to happen with me I'm afraid: I don't see a market for a 5" monitor at eye relief distances TBH.

I do have a combined Spotter Add On rig here that would acheive the same result:

http://nightvisionforumuk.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=13555

[mr_magicfingers]

I think building the spotter with an extra input from a second camera and a power output is likely the best option, then build a normal DSA/camera piece to go on the scope and feed the output to the spotter screen and take the power from the spotter too. Modular options. Something for me to think about.