Any chance of a electric focusing and a cup holder?
Electric focuser crossed my mind. A cup holder is a much better idea, of course.:-O
Greetings, Ronald
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Also an adjustable stop which can be set when the correct IPD has been found so that the barrels can quickly be returned to the right position after being packed away in the case.
Ron
Hi Ronald,
this is really a load full of ideas and - BTW very nice drawings! The idea with the objective covers would work pretty good and there´s a need for something like this because all objective covers I know tend to bother. They open up when they shouldn´t and dangle around when open. Some others - I hate to mention it but this shouldn´t terminate creativity - already exist. The tripod mount come with some of the Canon IS bins and the "glove" comes with the Fujinon Technostabis. With "glove" I meant something else, more like a atouchable rubber armoring, a kind of dress for the bins. The advantages would be this: weight saving with "jacket" off (see e.g. Leica Ultravid BLs). the manufactorer could provide jackets of different size and shape for hands of different size. The material should be soft to be adaptable even better (something similar comes with the new Steiner Discovery bins but only as small spots underneath the bins).
Steve
I suggest a simple detachable hook which fastens to the underside of the binocular then slips over a belt or the top of your trousers to take the weight off your neck.
Also an adjustable stop which can be set when the correct IPD has been found so that the barrels can quickly be returned to the right position after being packed away in the case.
Ron
Thanks!
Now I understand your glove concept! I got the wrong impression, my fault. Good thinking, only how are they attached on the bins? You reckon velcro, or by buttons, or some other way that would allow a firm grip without friction between the bins and the mantle?
Greetings, Ronald
.... I use microscopes for my work, and have never had a problem with rough focusing or too much play in the mechanism, yet these are common problems with binoculars and spotting scopes. Why is that? What is it about binocular and scope design that makes it hard to get good focusing mechanisms? ....Bruce
Also an adjustable stop which can be set when the correct IPD has been found so that the barrels can quickly be returned to the right position after being packed away in the case.
Ron
Hey Ron
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Thanks
In this discussion of binocular ergonomics, why do binoculars still use two parallel optics trains, with all the collimation misery that involves, instead of just one, with a beam splitter before the two eyepieces? It would seem simpler and cheaper to make, as well as lighter and more robust.