Re: [ATM] pentax lens to eyepiece adapter

[Woodchuck <djv@bedford.net>]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Joseph Johnston wrote:

> I've exhausted all of my resources trying to find an "adapter ring" (for
> lack of a better name) to attach a bayonet type Pentax camera lens to an
> eyepiece. Not the screw on type of Pentax lens. Just to explain what
> it'll look like when assembled, it would look and act just like a
> spotting scope. The adapter has the camera body lens attachment portion
> mated to a plate with a 1 1/4 inch I.D. hole on the other side.
>
> I've tried Scopetronics, just to name one company and a bunch of other
> stores. But only one guy knew exactly what I wanted. He said the adapter
> used to be available many years ago, but he hadn't seen one for a long
> time. My only recourse if all fails is to make one on my lathe and
> milling machine. But because of the three part sectional thread with a
> "stop" at the end of each thread section, making one would be a little
> bit of a challenge, but due able.
>
> I'd appreciate it if someone would recommend a company that sells this
> adapter.
>
> Joe

Maybe if you had the hard bits, the easier part would be doable?
The hard bit is the flange the lens locks into... this might be a
standard repair part, or salvageable from an otherwise wrecked
camera. (Scrounge from a camera repair shop.)  Or perhaps you could
use an extension (close-focus) tube as the flange?

Dave

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