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Bought M8 lenses by accident - any use?

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I bought 3x 445nm and 2x 808nm lenses that are M8 instead of M9 by accident. Silly carelessness. They're brass/copper in colour.

Any idea if any use can be made of these?
 





Call me crazy, but the only M8 lenses I can find are Leica camera lenses.

Photos? Specs?

I'm so confused. :p

-Trevor
 
Ohh. I'd just extract the lenses and put them in AixiZ blanks I guess. Not sure.

-Trevor
 
I think they would - they look like green module lenses. They're single element though, so I'm unsure as to how good they'll be. Probably not worth fussing with.
 
I wonder if the rather long tread of some green modules would enable one to turn it into some kind of beam expander by using two lenses?
 
rhd said:
I think they would - they look like green module lenses. They're single element though, so I'm unsure as to how good they'll be. Probably not worth fussing with.
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What color do they reflect? (Just look at the plan surface)
What is a back focal length? (Just make an image of your ceiling lamp)

M8x0.5 or M9x0.5 are threads and do not specify a lens :whistle:
 
lazeristasUVISIR said:
What color do they reflect? (Just look at the plan surface)
What is a back focal length? (Just make an image of your ceiling lamp)
M8x0.5 or M9x0.5 are threads and do not specify a lens :whistle:
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LOL, yes I know this :)
I wasn't asking what to do with them from a "hey, what might these be useful for elsewhere" perspective, but rather from a "what the heck kind of housing, somewhere, somehow, might let me use these for their intended purpose of focusing 445nm diodes?" one ;)
 
You could gut a green module and install a 445nm instead of the IR one. :D
 
Lol, that's actually not a terrible idea. My SDLaser is starting to become outdated in my collection, but I love the host. Maybe it needs to become a 445 :)
 
rhd said:
LOL, yes I know this :)
I wasn't asking what to do with them from a "hey, what might these be useful for elsewhere" perspective, but rather from a "what the heck kind of housing, somewhere, somehow, might let me use these for their intended purpose of focusing 445nm diodes?" one ;)
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then just get a tap M8x0.5 and make a new housing :evil:
 
Actually, I wonder if anyone here has an M8x0.5 tap?
If so, I could always just get some press-fit modules machined ;)

Anyone know off hand?
 
I don't think they're that phenomenal that it would be worth the hassle.
 
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