Nikon P5000, FSB-6 Bracket, Leica Televid (1 Viewer)

Hi All
I have managed to acquire a FSB-6 Digiscoping bracket to see if it could be adapted to fit a Leica Televid Scope, and if you know someone who is handy with a lathe then the answer is yes.

The original bracket will fit over the Leica eye-pieces but won't hold securely.

So (Mk1) was to have some sleeves made up from grey nylon,(see attached picture) to slide over the eye-piece to expand the external diameter from 52mm to fit the adapter collar which is about 55mm. This worked OK, but the collar on the FSB-6 Bracket is very shallow ,so the bracket did show a tendency to twist slightly so the whole rig didn't sit square with the eye-piece.

So (Mk11) this now needed the front collar of the FSB-6 removing, this collar is held on by three 2mm set screws. Once removed a new longer collar was machined out of white nylon, and a groove cut out of the collar internally to accommodate the locking screw and circlip (see attached picture), this was then mounted back onto the FSB-6 using the three original set screws.

I have kept the sleeves idea on my eye-pieces to avoid damage from tightening the locking screw on the FSB-6, and I have to say it works a treat, quick and easy to get on and off the scope, bang on centered every time, plus cable release. Only expensive thing I had to buy to convert, was the 2mm taps at £7 a piece

Dougie

Am looking to combine the p5000 with this scope in the near future, so this is most interesting. Thanks for posting. Unfortunatly I have no access to or have never used a lathe!
Looking for a swing away set up with a good solid connection to the eyepiece that I can rely on to be square withe the eyepiece everytime...