SUNDAYBAIN
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Been searching everywhere for the above tried all the usual suspects but no joy can anybody help please.
Need a 52mm Aspheric lens for Mag D Cell
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Luminater
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KD flashlight D.I.Y has 50/51mm aspherics
Eddie-M
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Sorry if this is not allowed but this is what I use:
http://dx.com/p/50mm-18mm-2-80-degree-glass-optics-12834
It's a couple mm small though and will require you to be creative with O rings from the hardware store or other DIY techniques but I'm happy with the performance with my SST90 build.
http://dx.com/p/50mm-18mm-2-80-degree-glass-optics-12834
It's a couple mm small though and will require you to be creative with O rings from the hardware store or other DIY techniques but I'm happy with the performance with my SST90 build.
SUNDAYBAIN
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Thanks for that DK but cant see the 52mm aspheric lens great site though
For a mag you dont need a true 52mm. A 51 or 50 will work if it has a lip. The dx aspherical is not a true 51mm I have one you can have if you want it. I think it is total junk and the beam it produces is trash. There are many factors to picking an aspherical that will work well and when it does it is sweet. However the DX lens is not it.
Hoop
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Also consider offerings from Melles Griot, Edmund Optics, and Thorlabs. You can use slightly undersized aspheric lenses by cutting the outer portion of the stock plastic reflector into an adapter ring. :naughty:
Chicken Drumstick
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DX sell a couple of aspherical lenses of this size. I bought both, one just won't focus. The other is brilliant. Sadly I'm not sure which is which though, but I think it's wrong to tarnish all there lenses based on a single example. I also use a smaller lens in my Mini MagLite and that's flippin brilliant.
I bought 10 at different times. Gave them all away except this last one. They were all junk. Is my opinion ok now?
willieschmidt
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Although not the tightest focus these are the most consistent best quality lenses I have used for the money. Optolife
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?335853-Aspherical-Lens-new-source
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?335853-Aspherical-Lens-new-source
bshanahan14rulz
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2" aspheric is cute.
