DSLR at last!!

[Carl*]

Finally went for it and remortgaged the house,car, wife and kids and bought a Canon Eos60D.

Now to buy the bits to connect to my Skywatcher explorer 150P

Can someone provide links and an idiots guide on how to connect everything please?

I've searched and read similar posts, but the more i read the more confused i get( don't make fun please!!) as to what exactly my set up will require.

Do i need a t ring only? a t ring AND T mount? how do they connect to my camera/scope?

sorry as i know this type of post crops up all the time, but i'm raring to get started!!

[Stephen]

Does your focuser have a t-ring (direct slr connection) on it?

If so, you only need a Canon t-ring.

[Carl*]

When i bought the scope (from FLO) it stated that it had direct slr connection, but i don't know!! what do i need to look for?

It came with what i thought was a 2" eyepeice adaptor, but coul dthis be the t-ring?

it looks like a tube section about 2" long and 2" wide with 3 thumbscrews around it. (at work so cant post a pic up!)

[king-jaffethehutt]

yep it is the focusser tube, if you look where you put your EPs.

Around the big tube that travels in and out when you focus and move the EP, There should be 2 or 3 finger bolts.

If you undo these the whole top tube of the focusser will come.

out.

around the edge ot the tube that is still attached to the scope you will see a thread, it is there where you camera is attached.

you will need the canon T ring, I think the end that actually attaches to the scope are a standard size.

Rgds

Scott

[Stephen]

yep it is the focusser tube, if you look where you put your EPs.

Around the big tube that travels in and out when you focus and move the EP, There should be 2 or 3 finger bolts.

If you undo these the whole top tube of the focusser will come.

out.

around the edge ot the tube that is still attached to the scope you will see a thread, it is there where you camera is attached.

you will need the canon T ring, I think the end that actually attaches to the scope are a standard size.

Rgds

Scott

If you unscrew the bit where the 1.25" EPS go into (only the narrow barrel,) thats the t-thread that is exposed - unless SW have changed the design recently?

[Stephen]

Stolen from spaceboys helpful pics The t-thread is on the right hand part, and is the thread under the narrow barrel. You don't need to remove anything, just unscrew the narrow bit?

[king-jaffethehutt]

Thought it was a big hole:eek:.lol. That is the one part I did not unscrew Doh!!

See it now it has thread directly at the bottom of the tube with the EP in it, just unscrewed mine and had a look....that's better.

The big hole would be okay for" large format" Astrophotography!!

like the big Mamiya's or big Bladds

Cheers kh3

Rgds

Scott

[Carl*]

excellent, things are now becoming clearer!!

[fbassett]

Hi Carl

I took some pictures of my SW 150P and how I attach my camera, have a look and see if it makes sense.

DSLR Attachment

[Stephen]

My mistake, my advice is only valid for focusers that can accept 1.25" and 2" EPs

The 150P in the pictures above appears to only accept 1.25" and as such is a different design to what I thought

[Carl*]

Looks like i'll be good to go then!!

It was confusing as some people call them T-Rings, some T mounts, then there's adaptors etc!!

[Carl*]

How about this from amazon at £10

Canon EOS T Ring: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

or ebay at

T / T2 Lens Mount Adapter Ring for Canon EOS DSLRs (EF) | eBay

The ebay one is alu alloy, but the amazon one is described as heavy so i assume steel, which would be best?

[Carl*]

or another steel one here;

T2 Lens Ring Adapter Mount to Canon EOS 1D 1Ds 5D 7D: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

[Tinker1947]

Fitting my Nikon to a 2" focuser should be the same as the Cannon, the picture showing the 2" mount with the small extension and thumb screws, this should come apart unscrew the thumb screw bit from the 2" adapter, the Cannon T-Mount will screw into this then mount to the scope, my Nikon sits with about 1/4" on the focus tube showing.

[Carl*]

this one from a telescope supplier?

Antares T-mount adaptor ring for SLR cameras

[Carl*]

just thought...if i only need the T ring, how can i attach a filter?

They usually screw into the t adaptor don't they? and i wont be using one!

Anywhere else i can attach one?