DIY Image Stabilisation (IS) for binoculars (1 Viewer)

[corvid-8]

With the way of the world these days, with costs spiralling in fuel and raw materials £39.00 overheads may seem a good deal to some. !
Go for it.

 

[wllmspd]

Use 1/4-20….. M6 might begin to thread in, but it’s different, be kind to your hind and use the right thread!!

Peter

 

[Bino Steve]

You might try selling on Etsy UK or Folksy. More geared toward craft built things.

 

[dlp755]

After I refine the design a bit more, will PM you - shipping is on me, a small parcel is less than $10 .

So very kind of you. I shall look forward to hearing from you.


I think your idea of an entropy source is interesting. I know the plastic bottle was non-esthetic, but there are probably neater containers. (Maybe wrap the solder around the bottle for a neater look? But that would increase the total weight.)

I may do a search for carbon fiber 1/4-20 threaded rods, or carbon fiber tubes that could couple to 1/4-20 threaded inserts.

 

[Bino Steve]

Go to the Archery world. A few examples of compound bow stabilizers are below. Every shape ,size, weight , color imaginable. Carbon shafts etc.

 

[Bino Steve]

More

 

[Bino Steve]

And.. these on Ebay. Amazon for above ones. You'll find something. And looks slick.

 

[kimmik]

Love it! I’ve been unknowingly aiming (pun intended) to do the same for binoculars. They have the stiff rod, tip weight, and rubber dampers exactly as needed.

These following may work well. Do need an adapter to bend the tip out of view however.

18 inch: 109g
24 inch: 123g
27 inch: 130g
30 inch: 138g
34 inch: 147g

 

[Bino Steve]

Look into angled stabilizer quick release like this one. Adjustable is prob avail. You could just leave this on binos, the rod clamps in with just a button push.

 

[dlp755]

Love it! I’ve been unknowingly aiming (pun intended) to do the same for binoculars. They have the stiff rod, tip weight, and rubber dampers exactly as needed.

These following may work well. Do need an adapter to bend the tip out of view however.

18 inch: 109g
24 inch: 123g
27 inch: 130g
30 inch: 138g
34 inch: 147g

From a quick Google search, 5/16-24 seems the industry standard at the end that mounts into the bow.
The weight end of the rod may be either 5/16-24 or 1/4-20.
Perhaps if you find a rod with both thread dimensions/pitches, you could make it work.

 

[kimmik]

From a quick Google search, 5/16-24 seems the industry standard at the end that mounts into the bow.
The weight end of the rod may be either 5/16-24 or 1/4-20.
Perhaps if you find a rod with both thread dimensions/pitches, you could make it work.

You beat me to it, well said. I’m looking but not finding an adapter that does both 1/4”-5/16” convertion, and allows angulation.

Have a feeling that Bino Steve is looking into this too 😝

 

[kimmik]

Maybe keeping it simple is best

Just point this monopod into the air, instead of to the ground....

 

[dlp755]

You beat me to it, well said. I’m looking but not finding an adapter that does both 1/4”-5/16” convertion, and allows angulation.

Have a feeling that Bino Steve is looking into this too 😝

1/4-20 male to 5/16-24 female:

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.

www.mcmaster.com

 

[Bino Steve]

If anyone has it McMaster would

 

[Bino Steve]

You have to have an account to buy though.

 

[Bino Steve]

Ok, skip the Archery stuff, here is the carbon rod 1/4-20 male one end, 1/4-20 female other. From Camera rig world. Diff sizes avail. Prob find on Amazon to. Matthews is well known.

 

[Bino Steve]

Sizes

 

[kimmik]

10 second review of binopod:

It is ok. Main benefit is weight being taken up by harness, allowing much heavier optics. But stability isn’t there eg breathing will move the bino.

Oh the plus side, I now have a ?bipod that can be attached to the bino and it works as a stick stabiliser!

 

[kimmik]

Item packaging info, some interesting ideas. They featured the SLC 56 😂

 

[Bino Steve]

Thanks for being the tester of this. Interesting to see how it works.