X-tend a Sight mounts
Jan 18, 2023 09:47:47 #
Anyone looking for the X-tend a Sight mounts to put a Red Dot sight on your camera?
I just found a few leftovers from my store closing. I have the standard mounts, mounts including the dovetail adapter, and the dovetail adapter alone. I also have several hot shoe mount adapters available. All are brand new, un-used parts. Shipping included in prices. No plastic parts here, all machined steel or hardened aluminum.
Mounts....$21
Mounts w/dovetail...$28
Dovetail alone...$10
Hot shoe mount...$10
I just found a few leftovers from my store closing. I have the standard mounts, mounts including the dovetail adapter, and the dovetail adapter alone. I also have several hot shoe mount adapters available. All are brand new, un-used parts. Shipping included in prices. No plastic parts here, all machined steel or hardened aluminum.
Mounts....$21
Mounts w/dovetail...$28
Dovetail alone...$10
Hot shoe mount...$10
Jan 18, 2023 09:57:25 #
I have a Red Dot Sight which I use with my 500mm when shooting small birds. Could you explain what these accessories do in detail?
Jan 18, 2023 10:04:41 #
Fotoartist wrote:
I have a Red Dot Sight which I use with my 500mm when shooting small birds. Could you explain what these accessories do in detail?
This is the most stable way of mounting a Red Dot sight on your camera body itilizing the cameras hot shoe. This mount, plus your Red Dot sight is all that is needed.
Jan 18, 2023 11:27:20 #
MT Shooter wrote:
This is the most stable way of mounting a Red Dot sight on your camera body itilizing the cameras hot shoe. This mount, plus your Red Dot sight is all that is needed.
My Red Dot Sight has a hot shoe so I am all set? It does wiggle in there though.
Jan 18, 2023 11:53:10 #
Jan 18, 2023 13:07:47 #
Fotoartist wrote:
My Red Dot Sight has a hot shoe so I am all set? It does wiggle in there though.
I have overcome the "wiggle". Drill four holes radially in the knurled nut which tightens onto the top of the hotshoe of the camera. Use an appropriately sized allen key which fits in the drilled holes to really tighten the sight on the hotshoe. To drill these holes you will need a drill press and a drill press vise. You can get rid of the burrs which will be in the inner threads by running a 1/4-20 tap through.
Before you tighten it take all of the "wiggle" out by rotating it clockwise the the hotshoe. Then carefully sight in the red dot so it coincides with the center focusing point. You're all set. Next time you install it just rotate all the play out by twisting it clockwise and tighten it with the allen key. IT WILL NO LONGER WIGGLE and will be accurately aimed.
Note: Install a thin plastic washer between the camera's hotshoe and the tightening nut so that you will not mar the camera.
Jan 18, 2023 13:17:04 #
Jan 18, 2023 13:28:48 #
Geegee wrote:
I have overcome the "wiggle". Drill fou... (show quote)
That is why you buy properly machined products, so you don't have to mass with them like that.
Jan 18, 2023 14:40:32 #
MT Shooter wrote:
That is why you buy properly machined products, so you don't have to mass with them like that.
Is there a "properly machined product" which will not have any play in the camera's hotshoe?
Jan 18, 2023 15:03:25 #
Geegee wrote:
Is there a "properly machined product" which will not have any play in the camera's hotshoe?
Yes, the X-tend a Sight by Photosolv. That was the whole reason I chose to sell them in my store.
Jan 19, 2023 08:46:02 #
Geegee wrote:
Is there a "properly machined product" which will not have any play in the camera's hotshoe?
I am very happy with Astromania's Sight and adapter. The adapter is small enough to stay on camera when dot sight is not in use, and it's much more rigid than the thumbwheel style adapter. https://astromaniaoptics.com/products/astromania-for-the-flash-shoe-of-dslr-cameras-mount-the-1x40rd-reflex-red-green-dot-sight-to-dslr-cameras
I have a PMG L plate on my R5, and the vertical section has a flash shoe, so I put my Dot Sight on that. It puts the sight closer to the flipped out LCD so I can eye both better.
Jan 19, 2023 12:37:26 #
Dik wrote:
I am very happy with Astromania's Sight and adapte... (show quote)
Looking good there. Not as advanced as you with the LCD. Thanks.
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