Reflection mirror for binoculars

[Globular3 (Jeff)]

Hi Fellas

BBC Sky at Night January 2006 has a project you could consider.

Regards,

Glob.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

See how useful these magazines are! And my husband complains that I should throw them out when I finish reading them. Not bleeding likely.

[bojan]

Originally Posted by erick

"Zenith Prism"? Bojan, I don't know what that is, but I can guess. I've done a bit of googling, but still cannot get a clear picture in my mind. Could you post a link I can check out, thanks.

Oh.. it must be my English.. sorry
What I had in mind is just a prism or mirror for eyepiece, so that you can comfortably watch things around zenith. We used to call this "zenith prism".

http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Tele%20V...ism:1993517359

The item on the link above is very expensive, though... I think I saw much cheaper.
And of course, to use eyepiece prism (mirror) some mods on binos must be done, which some people might not like to do. especially if the binos are expensive. But then, you will want high quality image.. and this can not be without high quality (expensive) mirror(s), for eyepiece or objective.

BTW...
have a look at this: http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/l2017.html
This (or similar) penta prism can be mounted in front of the objective lens.. and it is quite affordable...

Surplusshed has a variety of flat mirrors in stock... http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/category/flats_1.html

[Globular3 (Jeff)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

See how useful these magazines are! And my husband complains that I should throw them out when I finish reading them. Not bleeding likely.

Hi jjjnettie,

My wife wants me to throw them away too.This is why I'm scanning the articles into the computer.


Regards,

Glob.

[MrB (Simon)]

I have the same problem. It's the difference between magazines that can be used as reference material and trash magazines like Womans Day/Vogue etc.
I have a mountain of Electronics and other Engineering magazines here dating back to the 70's, I still search through them for circuits and machining ideas etc.
Most reference magazines are collectable, deceased estate auctions and auction sites like Ebay regularly have large collections for sale.
(Type 'Model Engineer' into Ebay search)