Afocal Eyepiece

[robindurant]

Hi

I beleive that there is an Eyepiece on the market on to which you can attatch a Camera complete with it's Lens, thus giving Afocal.

Can anyone tell me what it is and whether they have any experiece with it. I Took a Pic of the Moon by holding my camera up to the eyepiece last night and produced a super image, This is why I am enquiring.

Thanks

Robin

[GordonCopestake]

Do you mean something like this? They are about £25 from warehouse express but others may sell them:

http://www.warehouseexpress.co.uk/index.cfm?binsandscopes/digiscoping/bcf.html?cd=20061714

[StarMan1701]

Hi Robin,

The Hyperion range of eyepieces from Baader Planetarium has a direct camera connection feature. Follow this link for more info:

http://www.dhinds.co.uk/pages/fullProd.php?id=490

Hope this helps.

Lee.

[Ambermile]

I think you mean one of these, where you place the eyepiece inside and screw the camera to the end of the adapter?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Telescope-Camera-Adapter-for-astrophotography-1-25-New_W0QQitemZ260016486509QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3636QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Arthur

[robindurant]

Starman

Thanks, the Hyperion was the one I was seeking, does anyone know about them, are they effective.

Robin

[StarMan1701]

Hi Robin,

I believe Arthur (Ambermile) has recently aquired a couple. He's probably the man to ask...

Lee.

[Ambermile]

Hi Robin,

I believe Arthur (Ambermile) has recently aquired a couple. He's probably the man to ask...

Lee.

Ah. Well. For the money, they may well be the best pennies I ever spent Unfortunately, for imaging they need an adapter because they have an M43 thread (odd) rather than M42. For the price - priceless though. Speak to Adam at D Hinds. You know it makes sense

Arthur