How to connect Atik 460ex to Skywatcher ED80 scope with FF/FR?

[peroni]

Hey All

What adapter(s) do I need to connect an Atik 460ex camera to a Skywatcher ED80 scope with field flattener/focal reducer attached?

I'd like to have the camera attached securely so ideally not with thumbscrews. Is there a method to attach/detach like the DSLR lens attachments that line up with the red dot and screw in 90degs then lock in place with a button/click?

[Lonestar70]

Hi Peroni,

FLO have all you need.

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adaptors/flo-m48-to-t2-adapter.html

This converts the FF/FR M48 thread to T2 (M42 x 0.75)

Coupled with the 13mm Backfocus of the Atik this will take up 23mm of the 55mm required by the FF/FR.

A combination of fixed and variable T2 extensions will take care of the extra 32mm required and everything will be solidly mounted.

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adaptors/t2-extension-tube-set.html fixed length extension tubes.

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adaptors/baader-t2-extension-12-16mm.html variable length for fine tuning.

They will also be usefull in a different combination if you eventually add a filter wheel.

Very nice camera by the way.

Hope this helps.

Best regards.

Sandy.

[peroni]

Thanks for the info Lonestar. I forgot to say that I would be using this manual filter wheel for narrowband imaging.

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/filter-wheels/manual-5-position-filter-wheel.html

[Lonestar70]

Thanks for the info Lonestar. I forgot to say that I would be using this manual filter wheel for narrowband imaging.

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/filter-wheels/manual-5-position-filter-wheel.html

Hi Peroni,

Even better then... you would only need the 1st and 3rd items on the previous list since the filter wheel takes up 20mm.

If I recall the tolerance on the SW FF/FR is 55mm min - 57mm max for distance to focal plane from the base of the M48 thread.

Good luck.

Best regards.

Sandy.

[peroni]

Thanks again Lonestar70, this adapter game seems to be neverending   Always not quite having the right adapter in an ever growing pool of adapters.