Patent ID: 7178997

Claim:
An arrangement for holding a camera rearward of an ocular of a glass in the form of a monocular or a binocular, the arrangement comprising: a mount for holding said camera rearward of said ocular of said glass; an attachment element on said glass whereat said glass can be connected to a stand; and, a base connected to said mount and having an attachment device for attaching said base to said glass at said attachment element; said attachment element being a first attachment element and said base having a base attachment element formed therein whereat said arrangement can be connected to a stand; said base attachment element being at a location shifted in a direction toward said ocular away from said first attachment element so as to place said base attachment element closer to said ocular than said first attachment element; said glass having a first center of gravity and said arrangement, said camera and said glass conjointly defining a second center of gravity at a location different from the location of said first center of gravity; and, said location of said base attachment element being selected to consider said second center of gravity to provide more stable mounting of said arrangement when mounted on said stand.