Is there a special adapter (perhaps a universal design) made to fit just about all binoculars onto a tripod? And, if so, where do I find such a thing? - Jinx
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- Yes, it’s a really expensive and complicated “L”-shaped piece of metal with a knob-screw in one leg that screws into the hole in the front of the hinge of the binoculars (not all binoculars have these holes, BTW. If yours does, there’s a cap that screws off on the front end of the hinge between the two halves). The other side has a threaded hole that fits onto a standard camera tripod head. Orion is one company I know has them, but others do also:
http://www.telescope.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=71&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=6&iSubCat=24&iProductID=71
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They also have a universal binocular fork-mount, a platform +tripod your binocs strap to… for $550.
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- Yes, it’s a really expensive and complicated “L”-shaped piece of metal with a knob-screw in one leg that screws into the hole in the front of the hinge of the binoculars (not all binoculars have these holes, BTW. If yours does, there’s a cap that screws off on the front end of the hinge between the two halves). The other side has a threaded hole that fits onto a standard camera tripod head. Orion is one company I know has them, but others do also:
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Unless you have very high power binoculars, you may want to try a monopod. Much simpler, and maintains most of the portablility and spontaneity of binoculars, while still providing good stabilization.
Of course, if you need both hands free, you’ll want a tripod.
It’s not even a biological impossiblity, Timahs. Nothing impossible about three legs and two eyes. Consider the Pierson Puppeteer:
Unless you have suffered from a birth defect or an injury, you’re already a binocular on a bipod. Get down on your hands and knees, and you’ve got yourself a quadropod! You don’t need no stinkin’ tripod!
But every time I pee, I become a tripod.