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Is there simple way of connecting a samsung lite 6 to a canon eos 300 please. Preferably by cable as downloading a dozen things which were supposed to connect them did nt work. Even buying a cable with correct plugs seems impossible. Just viewing through a large screen would be useful. Thank you.

Jonathon

Trying to connect my eos 1300 d to a new Samsung tablet. The canon handbook seems to be pretty unreliable with the simplest of things even what usb plug . It says micro b but .ost of the micro b s on sale are completely different even one which looks similar isnt!. . Cant even put an image of it on here. Does anyone have one of these cameras and know the proper name of the appropriate usb please.

Thanks very much 

Bresser.  It has the focuser kno b same as Skywatcher  at the back. Thanks Ricochet. I ve got boxes of  tubes and things . If nothing there  fits I have a  lathe , no problem

Ah. Bother. I havent got a focuser tube. On the refractor I  found  by chance a bit more distance worked but did nt on the mak. Relieved about yhat!Might try to find a crayford that fits  too then.

Thank you   very much.Jonathon

Having recently decided to progress from wobbling a telescope about and getting an occasional image with a phone camera! 

So I bought a long 5 inch Bresser achro,had a few problems using some etepieces but discovered pulling the diagonal out a bit cured most of it. No idea why!

A Bresser 127 mak seems to have the same problem but so far insurmountable. Only one cheap old 28mm ep shows anything .Svbony zoom,baader hyperian and other odd ones mostly useless. Love to know why please

Jonathon

Thank you very much. I ve bought one! Not got bigger than hedgehogs yet Rick😁😁

Really just for observing ,if it can process and I find a simple enough app ,which I doubt ,I  ll have a go. Hopefully plug in not wifi.Tried all this before nothing compatible.Plug in a memory stick too.

 Bit of help please. I no longer have a laptop and have no intention of buying another,dont ask why please. I do however  have use for a tablet and would like tt know if one can be used coupled to a canon dslr .  Partly to give me a big screen to watch and partly to store images in. Knowing as much about tablets as I do laptops- is this likely to work please.?

Jonathon

Ps.looked this up in search before I wrote it ,now found it ,but any more info appreciated. It will be a bigger samsung with lots of ram etc!

Thank you John. Looks like I ve landed on my feet with this. 👍👍

I have an unused  cg5  advanced  mount  which I  have just discovered is a goto.

Forgive me but-  does this need a computer to control it.

I m not looking for instructions , if it does  I wont  be using it  but I would like something which would set itself up using its own control .

Mainly for an 8kg refractor with digital camera attached ,occasionaly an 11kg Newtonian  but only visual .

Thank you

Good idea Geoff. Thanks

Not sure if this is quite the right place to ask but...

I have a virtualy unused CG5 tripod with a GT tracking mount and controller. It s now not needed but I cant find a clue as to how much to advertise it for.!

I live in  warm sunny   England!

In a rather small house. I d be quite happy to keep it inside and peer  through its around  its tripod  to watch television , but my indoor boss wont!

Kept in garage normaly. Thanks Mike. A bulb is a good idea. I put one in a steam engine boiler all winter!

I have found a replacement for my fungulated Skywatcher refractor and  wonder  about sealing the lenses  to stop any damp potentialy seeping in. I  wonder if the fumes of anything I use might affect the coatings ! It will have to be kept in a garage.

thanks Jonathon

I had decided to replace my fungal  achro with a Bresser 127 quad f9 (ish) achromat but have just seen very similar Opticstar  127. I would nt expect it be as good as its about £100 less but thought I d ask for anyone on here who has experience of it. 

Thank you

Jonathon

Thank you everyone. I have an 8 inch newt and have started already making a fork to go ontop of a big tripod  and just spent out on  6 eyepieces! Unfortunately I just bought a replacment focuser from FLO  so it will be worthwhile buying another similar telescope one day  just to fit it! 

I have cleaned the lenses but cant  seperate them which is where the problem is. I think it s just about had it. Bit dissapointing as I can no longer just replace it . I thought modern coatings would be better, after all  they all dew up. Skywatcher perhaps..

Sorry,cant sign in!

Various places in 12 years I ve had it    all but one dry except a garage. Nothing out of the ordinary I should think. 

Been seeing  dark shadows  through my  achromat   for a while  and now found  these  strange  things inbetween  the  lenses  along with something that looks a bit like oil blotches (its not!) The little spots are dust inside too. 

Anyone know whats going on please?

Jonathon

Thank you

I am not a computer person and only have a laptop bought specificaly for astronomy.

I found sharpcap is unuseable on windows 10 without much fiddling ,didnt worry me too much as I know someone who can help ,one day.  But felt a little peeved to say the least when  my laptop wouldnt accept a virtually  unused  spc900n either. 

To save me more nonesense does anyone please  know of a cheap,ish, webcam I can use on a 1 1/4 eyepiece and is ,might  be, acceptable to windows 10  and be used with the laptops  own video and photo  apps.

Thank yoy very much

Jonathon