Skywatcher EQ3-2 to standard Camera adapter?

[stonesfan]

Hi all

First 'proper' posting. Have ordered myself a couple of drives for my MAK 127 EQ3-2.  Was also thinking a good opportunity to maybe use this for my Nikon D7200 and selection of lenses too. Have a lovely 70-200 F4 and an extremely crisp 300 F4 prime. Some seriously good glass here so would be good to put them to use alongside the MAK. 

Does anyone know if there is an adapter produced for this? I guess it would be an angled piece of plastic/metal with a standard screw mount in the centre. 

Thanks

Adam

 

[Dr_Ju_ju]

Do you want to 'mate' the camera to the MAK, so the MAK becomes the lens for the camera ?,  or just mount the camera with its lens on top of the MAK ? 

And yes both options are possible with the appropriate bits of metal\plastic...

[stonesfan]

Hi

Just mount the Camera and lens onto the mount. 

Do have a T Piece for the former. 

Are they available or is it one for the shed?

cheers

 

Adam

 

[banjaxed]

The mount has a 3/8" thread so you need a 3/8" female to 1/4" male adaptor.

[Cornelius Varley]

To mount the camera onto the mount you will need a dovetail bar like this. and probably a tripod ball head.

28 minutes ago, banjaxed said:

The mount has a 3/8" thread so you need a 3/8" female to 1/4" male adaptor.

You might have got hold of wrong end of the wrong stick with your reply 

[stonesfan]

Thanks for the assistance here.  Cue a few weeks of cloudy skies as per usual when the toys come out!!!

 

 

[Alien 13]

I use one of these dovetail bars in conjunction with a ball head on my EQ3-2 for my DSLR.. The ball head lets you choose the orientation of the camera and hence the composition.  

Alan

Edited April 9, 2020 by Alien 13