Finder scope for a DSLR

[cosmojaydee]

I know some people have trouble locating their desired objects including me , I thought "what about a finder for a DSLR to see if I could patent the idea, I googled and found this http://www.365astronomy.com/blitz-hotshoe-dslr-camera-adapter-for-red-dot-finder-p-3593.html

wow  

[stoffe]

A friend of mine has that solution, but if you have your camera in tether mode. You can do a plate solve on your computer and the computer then knows where the scope are pointing. There are both web-based services for that and you can do it in Maxim DL too.

[cosmojaydee]

A friend of mine has that solution, but if you have your camera in tether mode. You can do a plate solve on your computer and the computer then knows where the scope are pointing. There are both web-based services for that and you can do it in Maxim DL too.

sure , but out in the field this makes a lot of sense 

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Nice find. This was my alternative solution - a hotshoe mounted laser pointer.

[michaelmorris]

I used a £5 red dot finder from Astroboot and a £1.99 'cold shoe' on EBay.  A bit of whittling with a craft knife and one blob of araldite later I had the same thing.  It works a treat.

The one you've found at 365 astronomy looks just the ticket and is probably better than mine.

The only problem I have encountered is trying to use it when the camera is pointing near the zenith.

[cosmojaydee]

I used a £5 red dot finder from Astroboot and a £1.99 'cold shoe' on EBay.  A bit of whittling with a craft knife and one blob of araldite later I had the same thing.  It works a treat.

The one you've found at 365 astronomy looks just the ticket and is probably better than mine.

The only problem I have encountered is trying to use it when the camera is pointing near the zenith.

Well Worzel Gumidge never struggled, but I suppose being able to take your head off works

[Alien 13]

I have a RDF on my camera but rely heavily on live view which can find most things with a high ISO setting, the flip screen does help though it was much more difficult with the 1100D i used to have.

Alan

[michaelmorris]

For final framing and focussing I generally hook up my android phone to the camera and view the image and control the camera with the DSLR controller app.