Camera lens

[scotty365]

Ive got quite a few M42 lenses to go with my Canon 300D 50mm f1.7, 135mm, f2.8 200mm, f3.5 500mm f8 is it possible to use these on my scope? If so how would I mount this setup to the scope, or would it be better to stick with the E.P's? Thanks

Scotty

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

What the!

Are you wanting to use the camera lenses instead of eyepieces or what? Seems like a possibility, but unlikely.

If you want to use the camera with these lenses on piggybacked to the 'scope then that should be straightforward. Usually the tube rings have a facility to mount a camera via the tripod threads so that the camera plus lens rides atop the 'scope and uses the mount's tracking to get widefield images.

HTH

Captain Chaos

[Greg]

Am I getting the wrong end of the stick here....

Sorry mate do you mean use the camera with the different lenses "Afocally" Ie. Hold the camera with the lens attatched to the eyepiece or do you mean convert the lense to an eyepiece....

Sorry.....If I don't get it..

Confooosed of Devon.

Greg

[scotty365]

It's probably glaringly obvious to you but as I'm still trying to master the basics.... Didnt realise that spare parts that came with the scope can be made to facilitate mounting the camera to it. Thanks.

[scotty365]

Greg - Havent got round to doing anything Afocal as yet but mounting the camera to an ep or however its done would be a question I'd probably be asking sooner or later. Thanks.

[Greg]

Aha....

You'll need a T Mount and the relevant adapter for the Canon...Speak to Aunti Flo...

Some eyepieces come with a screw thread which screws into the camera adapter underneath the rubber eyecup.

Or you can get a dedicted eyepiece adapter thingy from scopetronix.

All my astrophotography has been done this way

Greg

[scotty365]

Hmmm my Hyperion is the only EP with a thread and it doesnt quite fit the m42 adapter. Ill have to investigate the scopetronix suggestion methinks - Thanks

[FLO]

my Hyperion is the only EP with a thread and it doesnt quite fit the m42 adapter.

Sorted:

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/proddetail.php?prod=hyperiontadaptor