T - ring debacle - canon

[Russe]

Aaaaaaargh,

I'm so angry that I'm not being able to buy the right thingy bop the first time...

What is the difference between:

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adaptors/t-rings.html

And this:

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adaptors/skywatcher-dslr-m48-ring-adapter.html

I just wish I'd have crochet stitching as a hobby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nephilim]

Its the first one you want, top of the list on the FLO link (Canon EOS) assuming your camera is auto focus, if its manual focus then its the 2nd one down (EOS M)

[Psychobilly]

T thread is a 42 mm diameter thread the other is 48mm...

Peter...

[Daniel-K]

the 48 is used for coma correctors

[Russe]

The upper one doesn't fit a coma corrector but my 1.25 or 2" adapters.

The lower one will probably fit my new coma corrector. The coma corrector goes nicely into the top of my 2" extension... Ahm... The right terms escape me... Here's the pics: this way it fits.

This way it doesn't:

Why does no one write sizes on these adapters anyway?????

A aargh!!!!

Where's my whiskey!!??

[Russe]

Sigh...

DEAR CHILDREN!

ALCOHOL IS NOT A SOLUTION!

[Russe]

Or is it?

[Daniel-K]

it is in chemistry

[Daniel-K]

you should have M48 t-ring then the CC, it says on FLO's website

[Russe]

you should have M48 t-ring then the CC, it says on FLO's website

Yeah - seen it - thought about it - thought I'd bought one already...

What I didn't realise was that there's a difference between an M48, a T- ring and a T-ring adapter...

Before that I didn't realise that my 2" T-ring adapter wouldn't fit neither my Mak nor my 130p zzz ...

What else did I not quite grasp???

Oh yeah - a fast Newtonian WILL need a coma corrector for DSLR's.

I'm sure there was more...

I should make a list for beginners... With approximate prices...

Gulp gulp gulp

Mhm... Not better yet...

Gulp gulp

[themaninthesuitcase]

Its the first one you want, top of the list on the FLO link (Canon EOS) assuming your camera is auto focus, if its manual focus then its the 2nd one down (EOS M)

I suspect EOS M is not manual focus but the Canon mirrorless camera mount (EF-M).

[wxsatuser]

Your bound to need something else, so keep the whiskey handy.

[Russe]

Am writing the list at present with Ardbeg on my mind...

Will go in the beginner equipment section later...

[Rob63]

Cant help with the adapters but I applaud your taste in whisky, IMHO Ardbeg is one of our finest malts 

[MalcolmC]

I was looking at T rings and adapters earlier myself, and came to a similar conclusion. what...t..f.. is the right one. Can I really afford so start out down this road. Can I join you in a malt.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Forget the T-ring. A 10 yr old malt is a better investment.

[Russe]

Out of anger, I punished myself by ordering this M48 by next day delivery (15£) and lo and behold it arrived on Saturday just before the clouds rolled in on Sunday (despite the forecast saying clear clear clear).

More time for my liver then... Bless her...

Lol - would you say liver is a "she"?

[nicktpir]

Am writing the list at present with Ardbeg on my mind...Will go in the beginner equipment section later...

Ardbeg is not a beginners dram. Maybe better to go for a mellow Singleton or Glenmorangie to start with.. Leave the Islays for the long, dank nights of winter!

[Russe]

Ardbeg is not a beginners dram. Maybe better to go for a mellow Singleton or Glenmorangie to start with.. Leave the Islays for the long, dank nights of winter!

True! This doesn't belong in the beginners section!!! Lol!!!

[Russe]

By the by, here's the list:

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/195889-my-list-for-the-beginner-amateur-astronomer-with-intension-to-do-astrophotography/?fromsearch=1

[LukeSkywatcher]

Forget the T-ring. A 10 yr old malt is a better investment.

I must admit though that i prefer my tipple to be spelled Whiskey. Its not patriotism or anything like that. I just prefer the Irish "water of Life".

Its the first one you want, top of the list on the FLO link (Canon EOS) assuming your camera is auto focus, if its manual focus then its the 2nd one down (EOS M)

I agree. I suppose i have to make some kind of astronomy related comment on this thread.