riffmax

Thanks for the replies...and the link to the manual. I wasn't able to find that. So I'm okay with exploring the phone adapter. I'll come back if I have any difficulties finding information on that.

My photography experience over the years has been a mix of stock, art and equestrian photography. I have just scooped up an old telescope for a great price and need help figuring out how to make it play nicely with my existing equipment. I realize I will need to make some purchases, but I don't even know where to start. None of my equipment is state of the art, but it should hopefully be adequate to get started once I get all the appropriate accessories. While the concept of astrophotography does interest me, I'm actually looking at this as a way to possibly get some bird and other wildlife shots from some distance. I am so uneducated on this that I don't even know how to mount the telescope to a tripod, let alone the camera body. I have 2 Nikon bodies. A D7000 (DX-type lens mount) and a D200 (F-type lens mount). The telescope I got is a "The Discoverer Bausch & Lomb zoom 60 mm telescope". I know that I will need a T-mount. I think I know that will mount to the camera like a standard lens? What happens in all of this is like another language to me. I am asking for some very, very basic guidance. Does the telescope mount directly to the T-mount, in line with the camera body? Which T-mount do I buy to get that telescope onto one or the other of the camera bodies? It came with a Vivitar 28mm 1:28 mm lens. That lens is ø 49 and both bodies are ø 52. So, I know I would need an adaptor for the body to accommodate that lens, but I'm doubtful that the wide angle has anything to do with the telescope. If someone could confirm that, I'd appreciate it. I don't see how to know what the lens size is for the telescope. It might be necessary to get a step-up/down ring in addition to the T-mount, but I can't even see how to determine if that's the case. Which body is a better choice? What other accessories will I need? What questions am I not even thinking about yet? I hope that if this is not a good place to get some answers to these questions, someone here may be able to direct me to the right source. Thank you, whoever you are, to anyone who is patient enough to go through some super basic tips for me.