D70 -> Telescope

divine` · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:02

Is there any kind of adaptor available for this purpose?

Just recently i've had a fair bit of interest in the stars and what not and somewhat predictably a 70-300mm Sigma is never going to be up to that job.

Now one of my housemates has a fairly decent telescope back in Kent that could possibly be used but I am entirely unsure of whether i'd be able to connect my camera to it with some kind of adaptor or if i'd need to kind of photograph the viewfinder... :confused:

Anyone know anything?

Ian_Eb · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:18

Have a look at Scopetronix

They do the kind of thing you will need, although they are US based.

for the UK, maybe these guys can help you.

BC&F

skankmaster · 12 Sep 2006 at 19:16

Heres what I use.

A T-ring that threads onto the camera body, in much the same way that your lenses do. This is attached to a T-Adapter, which threads onto the back of the telescope. In this case a 2000mm SCT. I got mine from David Hinds, but only because they stock celestron stuff. Since messing about with it, I now desire more sophisticated telescope mounts - no such thing as GPS enabled scopes in my day! For further magnification you can try eyepiece projection, but with high magnification comes the need for ultra sturdy tripods and mounts.

Ugley_Matt · 13 Sep 2006 at 00:21

Theres a couple of ways you can do it, either attach the camera body straight to the scope and in effect have one massive telephoto lens, or take a photo through the eyepiece. I use the second method with my Canon A70, 110mm scope and a homemade rig to hold it in place using a bit of wood, a toilet roll and a hose clip. Mostly use it to take shots of the moon like below and using my technique of burst shots and scrolling through the focus on the scope then sorting through 30 shots to find the one thats in focus.

Helium_Junkie · 22 Sep 2006 at 21:03

Hey divine, did you ever get this working?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 22 Sep 2006 at 21:10

Hey Ugley matt. Can see your crop!! Cover your shame man! Have you no respect

RandomTom · 22 Sep 2006 at 21:28

Fstop11 said:
Hey Ugley matt. Can see your crop!! Cover your shame man! Have you no respect

Lol I thought that when I saw it, boo

Either cut out all of the moon surroundings or blend!

skankmaster · 23 Sep 2006 at 00:18

No! Dont spoil the grand Illusion I had of outer space!

Ugley_Matt · 23 Sep 2006 at 01:28

Helium_Junkie · 27 Sep 2006 at 15:31

In your image there are two tones of black for the background

So with that shameless bump, has anyone else thoughts on the OP's question? I'd love to set my D70 up for some telescopic astral photogrpahy

divine` · 27 Sep 2006 at 15:34

Helium_Junkie said:
Hey divine, did you ever get this working?

Nope, didn't have the money for the converter and ive fallen out with my housemate who had the telescope anyway...

Helium_Junkie · 27 Sep 2006 at 17:07

Dang :/

But the converters on the sites listed didnt mention the D70 in their adaptor sets. I'm wary of buying something that wont work for my camera! :S