Looks like a small Cassegrain telescope. Anyone tried this on a mount for astrophotgraphy? On a NEX-5T?
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I have used it with a Sony Alpha A5000 mostly to photograph the moon. The results are very good. But it is heavy and needs a sturdy tripod for best results.
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If you're asking about simple land photography, this telescope is the equivalent of a telephoto lens and is very capable to do the task. If asking about astrophotography, this telescope is capable after several optional accessories are put to use. Think camera adapter, equatorial wedge, much more sturdy mounting instead of the tripod mount provided, and a LOT of patience. This all assumes the camera is sensitive enough for astronomical objects.
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I'm sorry, I don't know. What do know is that in the past I have tried a couple of adapters to attach cameras to telescopes and found both totally unsatisfactory. Sorry, I can't be brand-specific - it's been quite a while.
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I have tried some night sky work with this lens. Set your ISO low and shoot stopped down at max. Set your camera to not flip the mirror and use a telescope clock drive system in a low light pollution area. Works well if you do trial and error exposures.
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I'm also a star gazer and, yes, the quality does translate to astronomy. Just know it will be limited by the 50mm light gathering power; given good, dark sky conditions, it will detect the brighter fuzzy M-objects (though small in the 10x power of the bino).
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I would use a telescope that is specifically for that. I have taken these things out to the mountains in southern New Mexico for star gazing and they did work well. The biggest challenge with these is that sometimes it is difficult for them to hold their focus.
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Yes. It will work. I've done it also with a cheap Celestron telescope. You may need a "C" adapter to fit your specific camera. Give it a try and see what you get!
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are you mounting telescope to micro 4/3 camera? length of t mount is about 5mm
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More strength? If you could explain I might be able to answer. This is a standard adapter for your camera-specific T-ring. You need both to mount/use a camera with a telescope (unless you get real lucky shooting through an eyepiece) - I've used them with heavy film cameras with no problem - on a decent telescope. If the 'scope is lightweight it's probably not good for astrophotography anyway. But the "strength" issue is unclear - are you planning on some other kind of use?
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I am not an expert on astrophotography, but I believe that unless the telescope is mounted on an equatorial mount, the image presented to the eyepiece will tend to rotate slightly as the telescope tracks it. This is insignificant to the observer, but will not be ideal for astrophotography. For photographs, you would need to have a motorized equatorial mount. You don't need a go-to telescope for this, in fact, many less expensive go-to telescopes are on altazimuth mounts like Dobsonians, so they would suffer the same rotation issue, even as they track the object evenly.
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Not very well. It's not sturdy enough. For 20 x 80s you should invest in the Paragon-Plus XHD. Or buy the 20 x 80 / XHD combo package Orion offers. The micro-motion feature is appealing but if it's on an inferior mount you wouldn't be happy. The 20 x 80s are only five pounds, but the tripod you're asking about won't even support that, let alone the 10 lbs it claims. I think you can trust me. I wrote Celestron's ads and publications for five years.
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It is quite large for a table. The mount works wonderfully on its own. A digital/automated mount is a plus for searching the sky.
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Patty, Thank you for your inquiry. This telescope comes with a mount and is not compatible with other mounts. It is designed to sit on the ground and will locate and track objects for you. Sincerely, Orion Customer Service
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Refractors never need to be collimated, only reflectors. I would not recommend it for astrophotography for several reasons. I don't believe it can be easily modified to a GO TO scope. Ioptron makes a GO TO mount for around $400 that's quite good. You can attach a motor drive that will allow you to track objects automatically once found.
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Yes, this is definitely not a portable telescope. Even around the vicinity of my house, I prefer using a wheelbarrow to transport it. You would also have to be very careful while moving it so as to not disturb the starfinder alignment.
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Probably, this mounts on the eyepiece 1 1/4 inch tube. If you have 1 and 3/16 inch of tube showing this is where It clamps. This mount works with small pocket cameras. Not real big heavy things. I used my Samsung pocket camera on 5X zoom and taking beautiful pictures of Saturn and moons of Jupiter. If my theory is correct it's 5×60 which is a magnification of my scope. Gives overall magnification of 300 X? If it won't work it's Amazon they take it back.
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It's a basic spotting scope. The eye piece does not come off to adapt a camera. For photography you will need a higher quality lens. It's ok at 20 power for birdwatching or using it at the range but gets fuzzier at higher powers. Mine was very inexpensive $48. I use it for nature watching. For astronomy you will need a higher power telescope built for star watching. I have a couple of them at home but they don't have camera adapters. Even a student scope works pretty decent for looking at the moon. This scope would be ok for looking at the moon but that's about it.It won't be super sharp or zoomed in like one used for astronomy. When you are outdoors, you don't want something expensive because there's a good chance of it getting dirty or breaking. Photography is hard to find something inexpensive. My wife has lots of lenses and they are not cheap.