bolerus Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 ok, I was on here a while ago, but never ended up taking the hobby up (blame real life, and not being able to decide which telescope to buy)Just over a year ago, I took up archery, and have just bought a second hand Acuter ST22-67x100, for arrow spotting.So, I also have a DSLR. Last night I used the Acuter to look at the moon, and now I remember why I was looking at getting a telescopefirstly, are there any adapters that would allow a 1.25 eyepiece to fit into the Acuter( I know Acuter do their own range of single size eyepieces, right down to 6mm I think, but I dont think they woudl be of a high quality or any where near the range of a 1.25 piece)Secondly, can anybody help me with a little information.I want to conect my DSLR to the scope, I understand ( havent looked yet) that there is a thread for a T-mount underneath the rubber on the eyepiece, but the youtube review I saw said that you have to use an extension tube because the camera woudl be too close ( now that in itself doesent really sound right to me, because a lens screws right to the end of the camera, and by using a t-mount you are effectively turning the scopes eyepiece into the lens - simplified descripion- so why does it need to be further away) and secondly the only extension tube I can see, have only one thread / mount so how does that connect to both the camera AND the T-mount thread on the eyepiece.Any guidance would be greatly apreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalestris24 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 HiI can't really advise but there is some information here: http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/Acuter/telescope/spotting-scope/st22-67-100A.htmlLouise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolerus Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 I had a look on that site, to be honest im still not much the wiser.. I have a reversing mount adapter ( which is used to screw a lens on backwards, for macro) but that is a completely different size to the Acuter eye pieceThink I will email them on there and see if they can direct me to the cortect solution.Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Adapter tubes are usually to replace the distance lost when removing diagonals from the optical path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolerus Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 well, I bought a few addons/Bought an acuter ST 5mm eypiece and the adapter to fit a camera ( its their own extension tub with a t-thread on)Took it out at the weekend, and could see Jupiter, including the moons and could make out the differnt colours.Unfortunatly even though my tripod is a decent one ( a manfrotto) for photography, it isnt sturdy enough for this kind of stuff.while focused on Jupiter, the image was shaking slightly, I figured out that by moving away from the eye piece ever so slightly the image would stabalise and I could get a decent look.But every time I conected the camera up, the tripod head woudl move under the weight and I was unable to find the planet with the camera attached. perhaps I just need to practice, or maybe I need a sturdier tripod.was quite exciting, to be able to see that bright "star" was actualy a planet, and then to be able to see it at even that levle of detail was a buzz.the problem is of course, I now want to see it in better detail .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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