New Toys...

[Milamber]

This week a bit odd, managed to get ahold of a PST (old type, cool!) and a ZS66 I have been eyeing up for a while... I originally sold it to Vince and this week I finally wore him down enough to get it back!

Both beasties here on the DS, which is ideal for them.

[Milamber]

But let us not forget the wide-angle 300D - that dismally failed to catch a Perseid this year because of the clouds. Never mind, nice and wide for other stuff!

Arthur

PS - this is the 38 to 75 or something lens... not the silly-wide 18-55 ... at least it's silly-wide with this fish-eye adapter thingie anyway! This current combination gives me about 100 degrees or so. Plenty good enough and almost sensible!

[Doc]

These look fantastic Arthur.

Opens up loads of possibilties and I think your scopes look fab.

[Rob]

Ohh... those like nice Arthur. God I hate you... now I want one!!!

[Milamber]

Thanks Mick - they'll certainly keep me busy until it's worth wheeling the PIP out. I know they all small toys but they're fun, fast and simple.

Ohh... those like nice Arthur. God I hate you... now I want one!!!

Don't do it! Had to strip the PST in the week cos the prism was cackeyed, reset that and it was cloudy until today. Got the PST out... clouds. Got the widefield rig out to do some HDR images of the clouds, and they went flat grey. Got the ZS out to test it on the far trees... started to rain. I nearly went back to bed...

Arthur

[Milamber]

I really need to varnish that tripod!

[philj]

That DS mount is a perfect size for the 66 there Arthur. Very nice grab and go set ups

Philj

[Rob]

Did the DS mount need any adjust ment to take the dovetail?. I like that setup!. Nice grab n go

[Milamber]

Rob, it came with the bracket, I just bolted through with a camera clampy-bolt thing into the ZS foot. I do have an MM-3D clamp that screws on to the bracket to allow fitting of dovetail-mount kit (like the 114mm f/5 reflector I used as a finder for Big Blue for example)

The DS though does indeed seem to be perfectly matched and it kept the Sun in the 18mm EP through the PST for maybe 75 minutes yesterday with a very rudimentay set up (levellish and northish, turn on, press yes to everything, point at Sun, leave). I sits well on the Redsnapper too...

Arthur

[Rob]

Umm. Job job. Sounds like a future plan for me.

[Milamber]

You can get these DS mounts for pennies Rob... more than £20 and you should get it delivered by semi-naked dancing persons...

Arthur - covering all bases there

[Rob]

Thats fantastic!... just laughed out loud here in the hotel lounge.

Let me know if you spot one bud.. thanks Rob

[Milamber]

http://stargazerslounge.com/sale/85620-sw-skyhawk-1145p-synscan-az-goto-4-5-f-5-system.html

Maybe?