catman161 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Ok so not the most technical of DIY projects but it works. So since having to peer through the polar scope since getting my mount I have thought there must be a solution. Someone on astronomy shed said that right angle viewfinders can be had from Teleskop Service for circa £100. I thought that was a little steep. So I set to watching EBay to find second hand right angle viewfinders for SLR/DSLR cameras. I found a good condition Nikon DR-3 which has a circular attachment. The circular attachment was key as I borrowed Dion (from astronomy sheds) idea of using a 32mm Plumb end stop. He uses them to attach webcams to so that he can use them as "polarcams" which eliminates the need for any bending of the spine whatsoever. As I don't image too much I wanted something that I could use all the time. So I basically just got the trusty dremel tool and made a hole on the base of the plumb end stop that was a very snug "push in" fit and pushed the viewfinder through and a tiny dab of glue where the neck of the viewfinder sits flush with the plumb end stop and it was done. Some pics below. Optically it's great and will save my knees/back a little Edited February 27, 2013 by catman161 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Nice Mod Felix, will be good to see how well it works with regards to flexure and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 used it tonight, all seems good, well for visual anyway, am not an imager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 "am not an imager!" Nope - sorry - you can't say that now Felix - you took some pictures and posted them up in the forum so you are in fact an imager lol Nice mod btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 "am not an imager!" Nope - sorry - you can't say that now Felix - you took some pictures and posted them up in the forum so you are in fact an imager lol Nice mod btw Ha ha! I'm not a "proper" imager then! I mess about with a webcam but still very much like the visual lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I agree with Kim. your an imager now whether you like it or not Nice mod by the way! You and your trusty dremel are doing wonders, you could be an action hero...... DREMAL MAN TO THE RESCUE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 I agree with Kim. your an imager now whether you like it or not Nice mod by the way! You and your trusty dremel are doing wonders, you could be an action hero...... DREMAL MAN TO THE RESCUE! Dremmel man! Ha ha ha! Seriously though I don't deserve the title imager-the proper images commit blood, sweat, tears and a hell of a lot of cash! I just got a webcam off eBay and spent months trying to work out how to use it and have done so a couple of times-maybe one day I I decide to start piling money into this hobby I may call myself an imager after perhaps 20 or so years For now it's just messing around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 The amount of money you pour into it doesn't make one an imager - I'm classic proof of that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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