Adapting Canon A640 To Nikon Fieldscope 30x Wds Eyepiece (1 Viewer)

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Texun

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• Sep 11, 2007

• #1

If you have the aluminum camera adapter for 52mm filters, (the silver bit, obtainable from Abes of Maine), a two inch PVC pipe coupler with the internal stop ridge (the white bit), and a bit of ingenuity plus careful measurements, you can mate the items as shown in the attached photos.

 

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Last edited: Sep 12, 2007

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Neil

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• Sep 15, 2007

• #2

Very ingenious. What's the vignetting like with your setup? Neil.

 

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Texun

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• Sep 16, 2007

• #3

Niel, the vignetting is nil. I used the three screws on the camera adapter and dial vernier micrometer to place the setup exactly on axis. Having done that, I filled the area between the camera adapter and the scope adapter with epoxy and after it hardened I cut off the exposed screws. I am able to attach the camera to the scope by adjusting just the bottom screw of the three employed. Works like a charm.

 

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johnno

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• Sep 18, 2007

• #4

Hi,

Thats a great setup,and a terrific idea.
Thanks for posting it.

Regards.John

 

erniehatt

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• Sep 19, 2007

• #5

John, Have a look at page 4 on Andy's forum, you will find a thread on my Universal Adapter. Ernie