Mounting DSLR directly onto EQ6

[atharh]

Hi,

I am looking to pick up an EQ6 soon and wanted to know what I will need in order to mount my DSLR directly onto the Mount.

Apologies if this has been mentioned before.

Thanks

Athar

[Psychobilly]

Short length of dovetail and a 1/4 " BSW or 1/4-20 UNC bolt... or better still add a B&S head between the dovetail and the camera to give a bit of flexibilty when framing...

Peter...

[Ant]

or better still add a B&S head between the dovetail and the camera to give a bit of flexibilty when framing...

Peter...

Thats the way that I did it and it works a treat.

Cheers Ant

[MG1]

Hi Athar,

When I came to want to do this I found some fantastic engineered solutions from ADM amongst other, but in the end I enlarged an existing but unused hole on one of my dovetails with a 10mm HSS bit and I attach one of my manfrotto ball heads using a 1 1/2" long 3/8" UNC/Whitworth cap screw from custom-fasteners.co.uk. 98p + £3.95 p&p.

Having the head on there give me the flexibility the other chaps are talking about.

I'm gutted I couldn't find any whitworth bolts locally, but then I was probably too impatient to roam my local engineering stores!

Hope that helps.

Michael

[atharh]

Thanks all,

For the Dovetail of the ones below the 15cm looks a little strange...is that OK or do I need the 21cm one?

Dovetail bars - Skywatcher Dovetail Mounting Plates

Also will the hole for the bolt be already there or will I need to drill/tap one?

Cheers

[Psychobilly]

Good point Mike...

B&S heads can be either 3/8" or 1/4" depending on the Model/manufacturer ... the better larger ones tend to be 3/8"...

I recently put together a dual DSLR guided Setup....

http://stargazerslounge.com/diy-astronomer/112274-today-i-have-been-making-guided-dual-dslr-setup.html

I am lucky i can get BSW or UNC locally but BSM only comes in standard hex head... not as a socket head cap screw..

Peter...

[Psychobilly]

Thanks all,

For the Dovetail of the ones below the 15cm looks a little strange...is that OK or do I need the 21cm one?

Dovetail bars - Skywatcher Dovetail Mounting Plates

Also will the hole for the bolt be already there or will I need to drill/tap one?

Cheers

You might have to modify and existing hole if your going to use a B&S head with 3/8" fitting... especially if you need to counter bore the back of the hole to get the bolt head sub flush...

I tend to buy the longer bars and chop them up...

Peter...