Is this designed for camreas with heavy lenses or will i need an adapter? (for the camera, not the lens) Wondering about taking Long exposure shots of the moon and such (2+ seconds) which is impossible to do by hand
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not sure,you might need adapter for camera.but it is a heavy duty tripod works great for my very heavy[nose heavy] spotting scope.hope this helps
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I use it with a video camera weighting about 5 lbs with the battery attached and if I leave the camcorder on the tripod unattended the camera tilts toward the ground. (It never fell off though). I would not recommend it for a front heavy lens.
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Hi, I m new to this too. This is just the ring that adapt to your camera, you need the part that goes from the telescope to this ring, see the available part from your telescope brand. Cheers
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The images were unsatisfactory (muddy) for my long distance shots taken with a Canon 7D. The lens has aberrations. It should be ok for moon shots where sharp focus is not a priority. This is a cheap spotting scope not a camera lens. What you see with the naked eye may not be captured on the photo image. You are much better off using a camera lenses for your long distance photographs. I use a 200mm Canon lens and shoot on the highest quality setting for a larger image. This scope is fine for sighting targets at the shooting range or watching ships sail past, but it is not for photography. The images were unsatisfactory (muddy) for my long distance shots taken with a Canon 7D. The lens has aberrations. It should be ok for moon shots where sharp focus is not a priority. This is a cheap spotting scope not a camera lens. What you see with the naked eye may not be captured on the photo image. You are much better off using a camera lenses for your long distance photographs. I use a 200mm Canon lens and shoot on the highest quality setting for a larger image. This scope is fine for sighting targets at the shooting range or watching ships sail past, but it is not for photography.
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Hi Stephen, I bought the lens for a family trip, and sell it as soon as I can back, I think is to heavy to travel with.
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As the others mentioned, you just need the T-adapter and the T-ring. What I also found useful was the Celestron f/6.3 Reducer Corrector for C Series Telescopes. This telescope is essentially a 2000mm lens on your camera. I have a Canon 60D, with an APS-C senor, and without the focal reducer I could not fit the entire moon in the image. With the focal reducer, I am able to get some nice moon shots (http://iwitness.weather.com/_Smokey-Moon/photo/20339734/148597.html).
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I use an Opteka T-mount adapter for Panasonic GX7. It works really well, the only thing is that you'll have to set your camera to the "shoot without lens" setting and manually focus and zoom. It costs about $15 and i've used mine to take a lot of moon and nature pictures. I hope this helps.
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I use a Canon 7D. This will work using the "B" (bulb) setting. I've used it for moon shots and infrared exposures - all 10 to 20 second exposures.
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I believe this was sold as a fixed mount lens, not an Adaptall II lens, and it came in a Nikon mount. If you don't mind my asking, why do you need to use an adapter, are you trying to remove its fixed mount and convert it from another brand of mount to Nikon?
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Hi Elisa, no adapter required, it comes with everything .It works great on my t4i, and there is no physical difference between the two cameras. But the camera does not matter so much, it's the lens. I'm using it with a 18-55 lens, and it works awesome. Cheers.
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Telephoto lens is a good question. I dont have a big lens in my arsenal. But love using with what I use and wished I had it a lot sooner. I don't even notice it there with every movement I do while hiking. Way better than a sling that keeps the camera banging your hip.
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Most of the time it depends on the settings, if you were shooting on Auto mode switch to manual, try and give as much depth of field as you can by switching manually to f/8 and set you focus to Infinity, manual focus all the way down to ∞; now you have to play with the ISO and the time of the shutter to get the proper exposure, I recommend you to use a tripod or a firm surface where you can shoot at the moon without the camera moving, because with the settings the way you have them you'll probably have to expose for a long time.Hope it helped
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An adapter is available for some cameras. You would remove the eyepiece and attach the adapter in its place. Then screw the camera on. As far as I know, you would need an SLR camera. Another way: A friend wanted a picture of a bird. She had a small pocket size camera. We placed the lens of her camera up to the eyepiece and got a good shot. The camera must be at its widest setting and not zoomed. The picture was out of focus when zoomed out.
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As an adapter, this is nothing but a stand which will assist you for holding any camera if there is a screw at the bottom of your camera. So, yes, it will support ANY camera which doesn't have extending lenses. I even have my SLR mounted in this WITHOUT the lenses as there is no space for any extending lenses. Evaluate whether you will actually need this and take a call. Which brand and model of telescope are you using?
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Hello, how are you? I did some research on your question. So far I found this web site where you can get an adapter you can use to attach your camera to your telescope. If you buy one please let me know if it works or not. My email address is snban4@aol.com thanks and take care Sue Banks
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It should work, though it might be tough to keep things centered if your mount is not motorized. One thing to keep in mind is that the image quality of this camera is not very good. It works well on the Moon, but that is about it. If you can find a used one it would be a much better value. This camera is not worth $100, maybe $30-$40.
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That's the same camera I have, and I use a Tamron 70-300 for my moon shooting. Sure, the 2x converter works, but remember that you won't have automatic focusing.