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DIY Image Stabilisation (IS) for binoculars (1 Viewer)
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Bino Steve
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Slices and dices, makes Julienne fries...
I love repurposing products from other industries. Find solutions with existing products before having to make something from scratch.
I love repurposing products from other industries. Find solutions with existing products before having to make something from scratch.
Bino Steve
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The expression is from a famous TV commercial by Ronco. You got the Julienne fry (chips) slicer if you bought the other product....usually before midnight that night of course.
I would love to see a.stabilized bino enclosure that would make any roof bino a stabilized one.
I would love to see a.stabilized bino enclosure that would make any roof bino a stabilized one.
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Bino Steve
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Cool beans
Not ZLS, but Nikon made one.
(Good luck finding in stock anywhere.)
Nikon | Sport Optics | EDG Fieldscope 85 VR/85-A VR
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/news/nikon-edg-vr-85-fieldscopes-straight-and-angled
https://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/sportoptics/dsystem/fsa-l2/index.htm
kimmik
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It was from amazon uk for 9pounds:
Blukar Selfie Stick, 4 in 1... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TWX3V98?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Good tip about nikon VR scope - it is promising but still needs tripod due to the weight and thus makes VR somewhat moot.
kimmik
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I’ve started a thread to focus on diy active electronic stabilisation, for scopes. wander over at your leisure 
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DIY prism shift image stabilisation for spotting scope/telescope/monocular
Similar to the thread on binocular DIY stabilisation, this is to brainstorm ideas on making an image stabilised spotting scope. https://www.birdforum.net/threads/diy-image-stabilisation-is-for-binoculars.428109/page-4#post-4376202 Difference is there is more freedom to experiment with the...
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Hermann
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So you re-invented the Finnstick that's been around for years and years: Finnstick - Wikipedia
You'll find more on the Finnstick when you search Kimmo's postings on this forum.
Hermann
kimmik
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Lol yes sort off. They are all sticks after all.
You could say a finnstick is just a monopod.
A monopod is just a flagpole.
A flagpole is just a stick.
I’ll name my stick: the kimmik gimmick
Hermann
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kimmik
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Then my original post is nowhere near a finnstick?
Bino Steve
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I thought you were using the stick as a counter weight to dampen vibrations. That's not a Finnstick then.
