DIY achromat tutorial made from binocular

[Daniel Schaumberger]

Hi guys,
after so many people had read my wax-gg tutorial I promised I will post some new tuts here.

Maybe someone needs a cheap achromatic diopter to save some cash for his first 35mm adapter. Then have a look here:

Very easy to build in 2 steps!
http://www.jetsetmodels.info/pics/achromat_tutorial.pdf

Daniel

[ovjamaica]

This actually works rather well. I was able to pick up a Zeiss achromat from a pair of binoculars about 8 months ago or so and it worked great. Zeiss binocs are fairly expensive though, but you can get decent optics out of Bushnell's or other brands.

[faultygoblin]

Good I'll keep an eye out next thrift shop run,
Do you have any screen grabs of the results?

[j]

Do not get any of the cheap binoculars with the "ruby" coating.
It creats a hellacious red flair (which can be used for great artistic effect, if that's what you want...)