Quick and Easy Binocular Mount to Tripod DIY

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11 жыл бұрын

This is my quick and easy DIY method of attaching my binoculars to my tripod for terrestrial and astronomical viewing so that the binoculars are stable.

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@waytiredmom 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I was trying to figure out how to attach my binoculars to my tripod for tomorrow's eclipse and thought I would need to make a trip to the store to purchase an adapter. I quickly found the parts I needed in our toolbox and now my binoculars are attached and ready to go! No money spent! Thank you again! You're awesome!

@AeryckdeSade 7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful! Good luck tomorrow and I hope we all have fair skies for the eclipse.

@wannabeangler 7 жыл бұрын

I just bought a pair of Perrini 12 - 40 x 80 binoculars and was brainstorming that exact idea on a mounting hardware to my tripod. Thanks for the great video!

@AeryckdeSade 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@thesentientneuron6550 6 жыл бұрын

You sir, saved me because I only have 4 days until the lunar eclipse and can't find any sellers within my country which will ship that fast

@AeryckdeSade 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm glad this could help you.

@AeryckdeSade 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, I could have. But I wanted to make completely clear what it is that was done, because when I don't, then I have people messaging me to explain things in more detail. I like to be thorough. Thanks for watching/commenting, though :)

@d.prabhakaran1746 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this simple and easy way. It is stable and perfect.

@AeryckdeSade 9 жыл бұрын

D. Prabhakaran Thank you for the comment!

@metometo7792 8 жыл бұрын

Pretty good idea, thanks for taking the time to post this.

@AeryckdeSade 8 жыл бұрын

+Meto Meto Thanks for the comment! Glad it was useful.

@ReneeStevens98 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing idea! Many thanks!!!

@AeryckdeSade 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@d0it4u 7 жыл бұрын

Great idea thanks.

@AeryckdeSade 7 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the comment and the sub!

@anthonymannwexford 9 жыл бұрын

Worked perfect. Thank you for the upload...:o)

@AeryckdeSade 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Great it worked for you. I like inexpensive alternatives anytime I can make one for something.

@SoundMediaVibes 9 жыл бұрын

Aeryck de Sade I like this set up, is there a way to attach a camcorder to one of the eyepieces?

@AeryckdeSade 9 жыл бұрын

Alex A I've not actually tried that, but I'm sure if you were to use a webcam it would be a piece of cake. I've done that with telescopes before using old webcams and it's pretty much a matter of just taping the cam to the eyepiece and getting focus.

@SoundMediaVibes 9 жыл бұрын

Aeryck de Sade Right but then you would have to carry a laptop around, right?

@AeryckdeSade 9 жыл бұрын

Alex A Good point. Or you could try one of those little cams that store video on an SD card. They are cheap and everywhere nowadays. I also did a video about the little "spy cams" that I had mounted to a bicycle helmet. They cost under $20 on eBay and are rechargeable.

@AeryckdeSade 11 жыл бұрын

@playmovingpictures 7 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Do you get much binocular shake now ?

@AeryckdeSade 7 жыл бұрын

Not at all. Of course, the more stable your tripod, the less shake you'll get with anything attached to it. If you have a more economical tripod, it's best to either hang some sort of weight from the hook that most of them have, or brace the leg bottoms with something weighted.

@scuffedandy1062 6 жыл бұрын

Ours doesn't have any type of feature accessible for a tri pod. DANG!! Bad shoulders means minimal watching.

@AeryckdeSade 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, unfortunately not all binoculars have the tripod adapter ability. There are some fairly inexpensive ones, much like what I use in this video, though, that do have the threaded insert. This particular pair was quite cheap, and has great optics and has lasted me for YEARS, even when I was a park ranger and carried them every day in the field and on the beach.