Camera setup - a step too far?

[BG]

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[Sam]

Eeeek! there'd be a lot of pressure on the 1.25" bit.

[Tinkerbell]

Wouldn't risk it Lb it would be nasty to let gravity have an effect on it :?

[davemahoney1]

Call in your local scaffolder mate, or use a helicopter that is pushing it

Dave.

[steppenwolf]

Aaaarrrrggghhh - nope, I wouldn't risk it

[Talitha]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

[BG]

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[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Whats wrong with afocal ?

Wouldn't do this myself BTW, looks like too much misalignment will be caused by sagging where the EP is connected to the camera.

Kaptain Klevtsov

[jgs001]

Ouch, that's gonna hurt. Might be worth putting a normal tripod under that camera...

[Viking]

From the other posts it seems like a no brainer.

John

[beamish]

Whoa, Arghhhhh no don't do it !! :shock:

Karlo

[BG]

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[barkis]

From the other posts it seems like a no brainer.

John

On It's own, Deadly, but if you could attach a length of Aluminium angle, securely to the scope, and run it underneath the whole run of the assembly, with a slotted hole to match with the cameras tripod fix hole, then it would be safe, at least from falling to the ground.

The slotted hole would have to be long enough to allow focusing, and the screw not tightened until focus has been established.

If you insist on that length of imaging train, then the aforementioned is probably your best bet for safety.

The angle size could be 1"x1"x.125" x necessary length.

Be sure the end fixed to the scope, is held by at least two bolts/screws, to prevent swivelling.

There may be an off the shelf bracket that clamps to the focuser, I don't know.

Ron.

[themos]

I'm thinking helium baloons on the camera... :occasion7:

[Viking]

Why not just put a blanket over the structure, then you want SEE the resulting accident!!!!

I don't know how to attach the smilies, if I did it would be a devil clapping its hands.

John

[BG]

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[Sam]

you could use a small blanket :D

[Tedward]

Just curious ho a plate could be attached securely to the scope. How about an adjustable mono-pod under the camera section of the plate as well as secured to the scope?

[BG]

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[radioactive]

reminds me of that tv advert with the Aussie beers when they chuck loads of xxxx on the truck when wheels finally fall sideways he says

looks like we over did it with the sherry :shock:

:tearyeyed:

[Viking]

BG,

Come on, put us all out of our misery. Lets see pictures of the set-up and the "finished" result.

By the way, do you design aircraft?

John

[BG]

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[alfingido]

I can hear the metal screaming from here...... You are going to get a lot of vignetting using that lens, probably.

Otherwise, go for it, as long as the camera is well supported, then you have a good counterbalance on the other end, and the mount can take the weight, and the motors can take the backlash when it stops slewing. It might just work fine

Allan

[Tedward]

Just another thought. Would it be possible to get a sacrificial coupling in there so that if it does go south, the sacrificial gets it?

Probably talking cobblers.