I picked up a couple of those small slide projectors used by schools years= =20 ago and they were full of various shaped glass lenses. They vary between=20 25 - 50mm diameter. Dont ask me about angles though. I still use one daily for viewing (trying to anyway !!!) component numbers= =20 that are unreadable. Regards, Roger ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Mike Hord" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 4:12 AM Subject: [EE] Source for cheap plastic lenses? Anybody know a good source for relatively cheap (say, <$0.50US ea) (in qty 100) plastic lenses? Application is lensing down an IR beam to a moderately small angle. If I could get the diameter down to 150mm at 10m, I'd call it a win. I'm trying to make a laser tag game, so my receiver needs a wide angle of acceptance, but the beam should be small. The smallest angle I've been able to find has been 5=B0, which puts the beam diameter at ~1.7m at 10m. Google of course returns many results for contact lenses. Alibaba is an option but parametric search is abysmal. Buying a large number of cheap toys/flashlights is an option, if I can find something that fits the bill. Yes, I know that the IR won't behave exactly as visible, but it may be close enough for this project. Mike H. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3022 - Release Date: 07/22/10=20 18:36:00 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .