SwimmingFish849

Hey, 

I'm in the same boat as you,  did you find a telescope in the end? 

On 28/07/2022 at 21:54, larstronomie said:

Hey thanks for your response! When you took it off were you able to move the other end quite freely aswell? It had me quite worried that I was able to move it while the clutch was on. 
It was not the actual metal colored gear (behind the cover) that was moving though. Once I put everything back together I couldn't move it anymore and everything seems fine to me. Haven't tested it yet though. Only this part was moving (with clutch enabled):

 
 

If I'm honest I didn't try moving it when I had the front off. If everything feels solid now it's back together you should be golden though

23 hours ago, larstronomie said:

Did you get the counter-weight shaft holder off easily? I did this yesterday and had to use a lot of force in order to get the counter-weight shaft holder off. Once I finally got it off I was able to move the RA-axis even with the clutch enabled? (Only the black axis, the metal disk stayed where it was). Once tightening the screws and putting everything back together I couldn't move the RA axis anymore with the clutch enabled? Is this normal? It had me kinda worried. 

When I first took mine off it took a lot of force, after a while it does come of easier. 

I've found those little screws keep coming loose over time though so I contact ioptron and they recommended using some Loctite Threadlocker Blue 242 

I applied that last night so let's see if it helps! 

9 minutes ago, Lockie said:

Here is a list of backyard EOS (Canon's PC control software) compatible cameras, and the M6mkII appears to be on there:

https://www.otelescope.com/byecameras.html/

If you plan on just having one camera it does cover a lot of bases such as shooting 14fps for sports and wildlife, dual pixel auto focus and mic input for video and full manual control and flippy screen for astronomy. It has the same sensor as the 90D, so should be pretty decent

 

Thanks - I appreciate the input

45 minutes ago, PeterCPC said:

Unless it has manual exposure mode it will not be suitable.

According to the manual it does

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1636802/Canon-Eos-M6-Mark-Ii.html?page=112&term=Manual+Exposure+Mode+(M)&selected=1#manual

I've read on a few forums that mirrorless aren't best for using with programs like APT, is this true? 

Hi

I currently have the NIKON d3300 which isn't great as I can't control it via a pc. 

Would the CANON EOS M6 Mark ii make a good camera for astrophotography? 

One of the reasons for considering this one is its size, it could mean I can sell my Nikon and my Canon Power shot and just use this

Cheers :)