Neilj62 Posted 21 August 2016 Share Posted 21 August 2016 Does anyone know of someone who can make plastic foresight elements to order? I am trying to source some 1" and probably 22mm ones as well with very fine ring thickness I did have a supplier a while ago but he seems to have gone off Radar of late. I understand that there are some challenges in making them due to the plastic distorting when the hole is cut in the centre. But surely I can't be the only person in the shooting world who wants an element with a thin ring (can I?) The ones I am using at the moment are old imperial sizes and have a 20Thou ring on them (which is about 0.5mm I believe) Maybe there is someone out there who can help, as I am loathed to buy a whole load of High Ends at about £20 each until I have established exactly what size I want (and looking at the Centra catalogue the thinnest ring the make is 1mm - or about 40Thou in my language) Any ideas great fully accepted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty Posted 21 August 2016 Share Posted 21 August 2016 The old 1" type are regularly on ebay. Bit of pot luck with the sizes though. I appreciate they are more expensive, but a variable foresight may be your answer, but you would have to check if they go down to the thin line you are seeking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonloop Posted 21 August 2016 Share Posted 21 August 2016 The thinnest iris has a 1.2mm ring thickness and the thinnest high end glass element is 1.0mm (off the top of my head) There was a guy on ebay making custom sizes to order, not sure if he is still on there. I find 1.0mm leaves the ring very pale, amd I struggle with the contrast between the ring and the target. Everyone has different perception of course. jonty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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