Allan, thanks for the excellent overview of this topic. It's particularly helpful that you actually demonstrated how all the attachments are accomplished. I have a much better idea of what gear I need and what method I'll choose to use.

Thank you for a most clear and concise description of camera to telescope mounting methods. Prior to watching this, I have trawled through some very muddled and long winded videos that were as clear as mud! I have just bought a 10 inch Newtonian and now I can see my way forward to doing some astrophotography.

Thank you, Sir! At last I found a comprehensive short video guide how to attach any digital camera to a telescope.

Excellent video with a lot of great information. Thank you Allan. I appreciate the equipment links as well. Scott

@jacquechanny945

6 жыл бұрын

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I've enjoyed visual astronomy for decades and now starting astrophotography. I did not know about eyepiece projection so thank you so much for the lesson. . . Joe

Great video Allen. Certainly clears a few things up for me. Many thanks

Great video thanks! I looked at a lot of videos trying to understand how this works. Everyone was like, buy this, buy that, good luck. You explained everything.

Very Helpful. Thanks for posting!

Very practical/useful info for us newbies. Well presented.

This was helpful, thank you very much Allan

Big Thanks Allan. Great stuff!

thank you. I had wondered about doing that. Glad this came across my playlist. my new hero..

THIS WAS SOOO HELPFUL! THANK YOU SOO MUCH!

Very useful video, Allan. Thank you

Thank you for your Very Informative video.

Great video thanks for sharing. Im just starting out and wondering what to use between the adapter and telescope. I have a d5100 dslr and a Saxon 1149EQ

Alan this is really helpful for someone like myself who is thinking of doing a little astrophotography and was confused about prime focus vs. using an eyepiece. One minor thing I caught is at the 2:00 mark. You say the white dot is on the prime focus adapter, when I believe it is actually on the T-ring.

Thank you very much for the informational video!

Excellent, very helpful, thanks.

Allan, love the videos! Thanks dog! Really loved the eye piece video.

That was a great and useful video! Thanks.

it is really good for the beginer

Thank you for this video Allan, it helped a lot!

Excellent video :)

great videos Allan, subscribed

Allan. Love your telescope books. I have spent hundreds of hours in them.

Thank you, i sat puzzling over this last night. Only had a telescope a month so its a steep learning curve!

Great video, thank you! I've been wanting to try something like this, but had no idea what all the different pieces would be called.

very NIce of you to share this knowledge.I still have a 35mm Nikon 100 film. with T adapter.Now I need to get a telescope .

excellent video, thank you

Informative. Thanks.

Well, I just bought my first telescope. I only bought a t-ring and 2" adapter for it, so /hopefully/ I get lucky and it will focus. If not I'm about to buy a fairly nice eyepiece for it, so will have part of what I need to rectify the situation. Very helpful video! Thanks!

@OwenDavidson-Music

4 жыл бұрын

statikreg hope it worked out

That was the best most clearest explanation and demonstration I could find on KZread. Thank you good Sir.

@AllanHall

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! If there is anything else you are confused about please let me know, I might make a video of it for you!

@BlissfulMachine

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllanHall Hello! I have a celestron nexstar 130 slt with this pieces but I can’t get the DSLR to focus, any advice ?

Excellent!!! What telescope do you recommend to use with a prime focus adapter on a Canon 5D mark iv?

Thank you. I bought adapter with all the parts but I didn't know how to connect it with the eye piece.

My Sony a6000 with the 16mm pancake lens fits nicely on my telescope with that camera bracket at the end of the video. Great video overall!

Great Video. I am not a Camera Pro person, so I am going to start with the Universal Camera Adapter. As I get older and will have more free time I might take a full professional photography class!!!. Thanks again for the video!!!!

Great video, just starting to look at telescopes. What type would you recommend for camera attachment? A reflector or refractor. Again I'm new to this but would like to make the correct purchase.

Hello Allan: The prime focus setup also works with catadioptric telescopes or must be a refractor? Some other videos recommend short focal length refractors for deepsky astrophotography, What is your opinion? Also, what is the deal with DSLR and mirrorless cameras? Which one should I buy to start with the astrophotography hobby?

seeing that camera being waved around without a cap on the body hurts me

@bloxycolasip

Жыл бұрын

God just looking at that makes me want to jump off of a bridge

@Samuel.Lee.Nixon94

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was feeling that way

Really Nice demo... Can I attach Canon SX520HS point and shoot camera without attaching eyepiece (like DSLR). It has manual focus as well.

@AllanHall

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, check out 8:23 in the video for an example using a phone and about 10:25 for point and shoot cameras

I recently got a direct focus adapter to use with DSLR on my Orion 8 in telescope. it focuses nicely but only gets me the equivalent of 1000mm telephoto (lots of light though). It makes for some good pictures of the moon but I am wondering if an Eyepiece projection adapter can give me the magnification I would expect when viewing by eye?

A Dobsonian is a mount. The telescope is Newtonian. Some Newtonians have an EQ mount. Great video though

@AllanHall

6 жыл бұрын

You are technically correct, however when you look for a Newtonian telescope by itself the tube is always substantially different than if you purchase a Dobsonian. In other words, Dobsonian mounts come with Newtonians which are specifically designed to be used as a Dobsonian, not as a typical Newtonian.

@stanbalog354

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, good to know. I originally looked at a "Dobsonian" but my astro friend steered me towards an EQ mount Newtonian. Hoping to shoot the Eclipse through it with a DSLR in less than two weeks and I've been consuming videos like yours voraciously.

@AllanHall

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck! I'll be out there too. If you are interested, you could check out my book on taking pictures of the eclipse at amzn.to/2fBva2m

@scg13803

4 жыл бұрын

Good vid .. informative ... Area3751 Observatory ..

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

3 жыл бұрын

I had to LOL at the fact that you thought you were educating Allan about something. Good one!

Which specific eyepiece goes(works best with mirrorless cams) into the t adapter extension tube?

Here is a few question in my mind: does the T ring fit in any canon or nikon dslr camera model or do you have to buy a specific one for a certain model? Does the adaptor matter if you have for example a celestron telescope and an orion combined camera adapter? Does lenses such as a celestron 25mm lense can fit in another adapter or is it only for the lense of the adapters brand? Which mount is best for astrophotography an equilateral mount, computerized, or a standard refractor mount

Hello. Thanks so much for posting this video! I have a question: if I am adapting the camera body onto the telescope eyepiece- the second method you described- wouldn't I see a circle surrounded by black? Must I change some setting inside my camera so that the image is full frame?

@mozozozo1

2 жыл бұрын

If you have various eyepieces you coult test them , i think it has to do also with the focal length and eye relief distance of the eyepiece , but it could also be 'fixed' through camera settings though i am not sure about the latter.

excellent thank you

I wonder if getting all that setup gives similar results as a superzoom bridge camera and a tripod. 8 inch dobsonian plus big DSLR vs. a Canon sx70hs, Will the result on moon shots be close in comparison??? Please answer

@ashleywood6657

3 жыл бұрын

@GO TEXAS RANGERS ! yes, would love to see photos taken with this set up..

Can i have a question? I just began testing the astrophotography and bought a Bresser Newtonian 130/650 f/5. I want to buy a studier mount ( cuz it came with a dobsonian mount ) and i'm thinking about Skywatcher EQ 3-2 or the Bresser EXOS-1 EQ4. I would want to buy a motor to, but without a GoTo for now. Which one do you prefer? And is the RA motor enough to track a DSO or is the DEC motor nessecsery? Thanks for the reply !!!

what would you recommend for shooting with a 114mm dobson? i want to make moon pictures but i honestly wanted to make higher quality stuff and not messing around with digital- and mobile phone cams. You think it probably wont work just with a DSLR? i also only have a 1.25 Focuser. So i would have to shoot through an eyepiece?

Is the diagonal really necessary for eyepiece projection? I seem to get a sharper image without it.

That prime focus adapter rim is too wide to allow focus on my set-up, I fortunately have a much slimmer adapter but most would not know it must be the thin shoulder adapter for certain telescopes, I am using a Canon EOS 6D and a Skywatcher 10" mirror Newtonian on a Dobsonian mount.

Sir during eye piece projection. Will i get face the same difficulty as prime focusing? Because in my case its not focusing on prime As i need to go deeper on the focuser which is not possible at all

Thank you very much for posting this. I am well on the way to getting read for the Solar Eclipse and hope to take some pictures thru my Orion Skyscanner 100. Yes, I have the glass full aperture solar filter. It won't be 100% here in Atlanta, only 95%, but I'll take it. I got that adapter you mentioned and yes, it will work. What power eyepiece would you use?

@AllanHall

6 жыл бұрын

Your telescope should have come with both a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece. The 10mm will show a much larger image however the image with the 20mm while smaller, will be a much sharper image. Try both!

@WhatNow4140

6 жыл бұрын

I may go with my Celestron C90 instead. I tried it with prime focus and got some pictures of the moon that were pretty good.

Hi, I have Celestron Nexstar 8se. I would like to know whether I should use eyepiece projection method or the prime focus? Thanks

So just to clarify, the T Ring (I would buy the one for Nikon, I have a D3500) you have linked will work with the Orion 5340 1.25 " Universal Adapter? The reason I ask is Amazon has a T Ring suggested for this adapter but it's $25.00 compared to the more affordable one you have listed.

The video was great and I came here trying to find an answer to my problem, see I have a Sony sony DSC HX400 and a Meade ETX 90 EC Telescope and I can't find a T ring to pair them. I honestly don't think it's possible.

Hi, I have a Heritage 114 virtuoso telescope, 1 T ring and a canon 1300d camera. Please can you tell me what I need to take a photo through this telescope? Do I need to try the eye piece extension tube OR prime focus method ? Please help, thanks

Hi Allan. New to astronomy. I purchased the Skywatcher ED80 / 600. I attach my DSLR directly onto the refractor, no diagonal, but need an extension tube to achieve focus. So then I insert a 28mm eyepiece to magnify the image on my DSLR but I no longer have focus and when I back up the Crayford I run out of focus tube and can't focus. Do I then keep adding more extension tubes or am I doing something wrong? I have ordered more extension tubes on ebay but while I wait for them to arrive, I thought I'd get someone with more experience to explain to me how I can successfully take more magnified pictures of Jupiter or Saturn and the moon. Should I use the diagonal?

After watching the video, I bought the universal camera adapter # 05340 so I can attach my Sony a R7III to the 5000 2” enhanced diagonal mirror, and it doesn’t fit. Any recommendation is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Thanks !

Hi, I have a KZread channel where I cover the Nevada Test Site, and Area 51. There is a mountain called Tikaboo Peak that is the last spot to legally film the base. It's 25 miles from the base though. I have the Sony CX900 that I do most of my filming with. I just purchased the Nikon P1000, but I'm still not sure if that is enough. Is there a telescope that I could mount the Sony Handicam to? Also what telescope would you suggest for shooting around 30 plus miles. Sorry for the questions, but I've watched a few of your videos, and see you know what your talking about. Thank you Christian

@AllanHall

5 жыл бұрын

I would recommend a very stable tripod and stack your video like you would if you were shooting video of Saturn or Jupiter. This will give you the best final image you can get. At that distance over the desert increasing magnification may not give you the results you are expecting as the heat and turbulence coming off the desert floor will kill your image long before you have to worry about adding magnification to a P1000

Setting up last night and a moth flew into my Nikon.

@Gitarzan66

5 жыл бұрын

Bummer! what a mess. All the way inside?

@AMadScientist

5 жыл бұрын

Changing lens and moth flew in and hit the mirror. That moth powder stuff went everywhere.@@Gitarzan66

@Gitarzan66

5 жыл бұрын

@@AMadScientist What a drag.

@billcipher1478

5 жыл бұрын

oh shit that sucks

@batquad8889

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Somedays I feel I should just stay in bed. Sounds like that was your stay in bed day. Hope you eventually got the pictures.

great video, but your sensor must have been filled with inches of dust if you always take this long to keep it open in the outdoors :D

@wmoorcroft

5 жыл бұрын

It was painful seeing the sensor of a good DSLR being exposed like this. Mine is only naked in the seconds I’m changing lenses.

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

3 жыл бұрын

@@wmoorcroft I ONLY ever expose the sensor in a vacuum chamber. Firsts, I puts on the bunny suits... SLOWLY.

Very helpful video Allan. I'm new to DSLR astro photography and have a question. I have a Vixen VMC 110L modified cassegrain scope. It has a lens ring on top of the tube as well as a camera adaptor at the end of the tube (no separate diagonal). It has a flip switch to change between the two. I have purchased the T ring and it hooks up nicely with my camera and the end of the scope tube just like you show in the video. Prime focus correct? When I look at my cameras LCD it works nicely. Now, how do I get increased magnification using my telescope lenses? Do I buy a combined camera adaptor as you show in the video and hook it up at the end of the tube? Since I don’t have a diagonal I wasn’t sure on this. Apologies if you've covered this question before.

@AllanHall

5 жыл бұрын

When you are using prime focus you do not increase your magnification, you have what you have. Think of it as a fixed focal length lens instead of a zoom lens. You can certainly use the camera adapter that allows the use of eyepieces however you sacrifice a substantial amount of image quality for some magnification.

@lanuch58

5 жыл бұрын

@@AllanHall Very good then. Thanks!

My grandkids have a Celestron AstroMaster 114 for a beginners telescope. I would like to get them something much better, but still easy to set up and use for casual gazing. Is that AR127 a good choice for them? What would you suggest for the most bang for the buck (maybe under 1k $$)?

Is it safe to use the prime focus setup along with a solar filter for the telescope to take pictures of the sun?

@AllanHall

5 жыл бұрын

Cindy Guess Absolutely!

Great! Now I just need a telescope and a camera

@sebastiansobolewski4351

5 жыл бұрын

lmao

@lesliefranklin1870

4 жыл бұрын

You really don't. You can just look up and squint. Then, draw what you see. :-)

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

3 жыл бұрын

You should design the telescope to be easy to use with a good camera.

@Fawaffles

3 жыл бұрын

I wish there is a telescope which comes with the complete set( lens adaptor t ring) and a camera based on the telescope and specifically best for astrophotography.

TY!

I have a canon sx30si with a 14.1 zoom, which adaptor would you recommend?

Hi Allan. Thanks for the video. I am trying to use a point and shoot camera through the lens but can't seem to get rid of the 4 spider legs and centre blob! what am I doing wrong please?

@AllanHall

4 жыл бұрын

It sounds like you are focusing on the spider vanes and not on the target. That doesn't really surprise me as the camera sees the spiders and the only object it can focus on. I assume your point and shoot does not have a manual focus mode? If not, then try moving the center point off to the side and see if that helps. You can crop the picture later.

Thank you. How do you increase and or decrease the magnification in your first example with the Nikon camera?

@jayden3879

2 жыл бұрын

Bro did u figure it out I have the same problem

@2badger2

2 жыл бұрын

@@jayden3879 I figured that most camera/telescope setups are like prime lens, not like a zoom lens. You can change the magnification alittle by using a field fattener, I've seen 0.75x, 0.80x and 1.00x. The magnification numbers that you see spec'd for the telescope are more for visual viewing where you just change the eye piece. I hope this helps.

@AllanHall

2 жыл бұрын

@@2badger2 There are two main ways to connect a camera to a telescope; prime focus and afocal. With prime focus you do not change the magnification, period. The telescope is the lens. A field flattener should be chosen to provide the flattest field, not to change magnification. With afocal where you shoot through an eyepiece, as you change eyepieces you can change the magnification. Smaller numbered eyepieces have more magnification than larger number (for example, 10mm is higher magnification than 25mm). Lastly, to be technical, you are not changing the magnification but increasing or decreasing the field of view.

i have a sony a3, t adapter and 2 inch prime focus adapter. how come i dont need to know cameras focal plane info to get focus

Thxxxx

Is there a way to determine if my dobsonian is a candidate for prime focusing? Or if I would need to use back focusing method?

@AllanHall

3 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of, sorry. Best advice I can offer is to read the reviews on them and see if anyone mentions using them at prime focus. Good luck!

I attach my DSLR to my Orion XT12i dobsonian without an eye piece or barlow, and it works great.

@AllanHall

6 жыл бұрын

That’s great! You’re lucky. Most dobs just don’t have enough back focus including all three of the ones I have owned. Good to know your specific model will work with prime focus.

Question; I did exactly what you instructed in the first 2:50 seconds of this vid, using almost the same identical equipment. I have an Orion 8" reflector and a Nikon. I used the T Ring and the Prime focus adapter, inserted them as you did, tightened the thumbscrews and got nothing but a big white blob in my photos. There was no way to fine focus. What did I do wrong? I had the camera set to "bulb" and my speed was 100.

@AllanHall

4 жыл бұрын

Then you may not have enough travel into the telescope to gain focus, which is not at all uncommon for reflectors and cameras. Try inserting the prime focus adapter into a barlow and see if that solves the problem.

I bought the T ring and it works GREAT but how do I adjust the focus. I'm having to focus with the lens, switch to manual to un-mount lens, attach t ring, and cross my fingers hoping it's still in focus by the time I view through telescope. Thanks!!!

@AllanHall

3 жыл бұрын

During the daylight, pick a far off object like the top of a telephone pole or something, use the live view on your camera and turn the focusing knobs until you can see the image on your camera. Get it as sharp as you can, not mark where the focusing tube is with a paint pen or china marker. Next time you go out you have a great starting point to make sure it is close enough to see objects in.

@Lynda8888

3 жыл бұрын

@@AllanHall Thank you so much for your response and taking the time to answer my question. I never thought of that, I'm glad to know It wasn't me doing something wrong. Once again, Thank you for responding, I can't wait to get back out there and test it out again. Have a Great week and Please Stay Safe.

Hi buddy I can shoot in prime how do I achieve focusing using my baader eyepiece and a dslr

@AllanHall

5 жыл бұрын

Knights Templar if you can shoot prime then you don’t use an eyepiece. If you mean you can’t shoot prime, then you use the eyepiece projection method or the universal eyepiece adapter discussed in the video.

Between a Maksutov-Cassegrain and an a apochromatic refractor, which one will you recommend for planetarium astrophotography?

@AllanHall

4 жыл бұрын

If you are chasing planets, the Mak is probably the better choice. I use the 180mm Orion Mak amzn.to/3cKsmYg and it is an amazing telescope for planets and the moon.

Dear Allan, Thanks for your precise descriptions. However, I am afraid my pieces of equipment are different from the ones described. As I am having big problems in getting the right connectors, could you, please, help me identifying the right ones? I have a Celestron NexStar 8se and a Nikon D3200. In my last try I bought a T-Adapter (Celestron SCT 93633-A) and a Lens Adapter (LA-NF-T Nikon F Mount to T Mount). However, when I installed the camera on the scope I kept getting the message “there is no lens”. Do you have any suggestion for this problem? Do you think that your method describing the combining adaptor to drop one eyepiece (the one I use is the standard Celestron 25mm) inside the adaptor would solve the problem? If yes, which adaptor would fit? Thank you very much for your kind attention, Helenice Gil Coury - Brazil

@AllanHall

6 жыл бұрын

Even with an adapter there is technically no lens. That sounds like a camera setting. Make sure your autofocus is set to manual as well as your exposure mode. Hopefully this will solve your issue.

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I need help finding the right attachment for a canon eos m 100 camera..not really sure how to

and now we spend half an hour cleaning the dslr sensor 😁

@rickyhillis9021

4 жыл бұрын

LLCwr41th I love when someone takes the time to do an instructional video and someone has to criticize what they’ve done. If it takes you a half our to spray a little compressed air in your camera, then you have bigger problems.

@cis9222

4 жыл бұрын

Guys, I think he made an ironic joke. Chill out, there's a bit of truth in what he said and a little bit of humour.

in the first method you don't have an eyepiece like in the second one, right? how does the magnification work in the first one?

@AllanHall

5 жыл бұрын

Correct, the first method simply uses the telescope as a fixed lens and is the best way to connect the camera if you can get it to focus. The magnification works just like a camera lens, if the telescope you connect to the camera has a focal length of 770mm, then that is just like having a regular 770mm lens on the camera. Longer focal length telescope, longer lens. The second method allows you to vary the magnification by changing eyepieces but unfortunately it also degrades the image quality substantially because it has basically two lenses in the path instead of one. The reason I show this method even though it is inferior to the first method is there are some telescopes that simply will not work with prime focus and this method solves that problem.

he what mm eyepiece can you use, any?

Is it possible to attach a cheap camera to a telescope? ive always loved astronomy but im just getting into astrophotography so I have many questions

@detectiveamevirus8

4 жыл бұрын

Even phone can capture m45 i test by samsung edge7 so yes cheap dslr can capture a deep sky object but need skill

Aloha Allan, great work! Dumb question from a rookie: Can you use "eyepiece projection" with 2" lenses? Anyone? Mahalo!

Hello sir, I appreciate your video. Can you set me up with the name of a good dslr cam and pieces to set up to a telescope? I have a 1000 dollar budget and I need to get it by solar eliscse. Thank you

Can someone recommend what eyepiece (1.25'') I should buy for eyepiece projection? Most of my eyepieces are too big to be put into the extension tube.

@AllanHall

3 жыл бұрын

The one I use the most is probably my 12mm Orion Plossl amzn.to/2QgmPjH although my adapter is pretty large so I can actually use my Orion 25mm Plossl amzn.to/32hspYB

I had an eye piece projection adapter but didn't know I had to fit lense before fitting to camera no wonder the thing didn't work nodamn instruction.

@AllanHall

6 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help get it sorted!

@dedskinprodcerdj4273

6 жыл бұрын

can you tell us , what kind of gear you are running , i have Sony SLT a55 and 500mm Newt , i dont have a Barlow with T2 ring , but i have M42 to Sony A mount adapter , that should help me since Sony A Mount is rare , T2 adapters are mostly for CAnon, Nikon or such , all these adapters cant fidn your way , but anyways waht are your results is it worth 50$ becouse that is how much i need to pay for Barlow with T2 adapter . not sure if its worth the investment since i dont have a tracking mount , and i guess , mounted like that it wont give in much light so long exposure will be a must , without tracking that can end up badly

I keep trying this method with my six inch dob an cannot achieve focus unless using a 20 mm eye piece. 12 mm, 15, and 6 won't work this way. :(

@stevenclos2968

4 жыл бұрын

Same problem here.. it's a blur without eyepiece which you remove to mount this attachment.. Any better work around for EOS.. Thanks in advance!

my dslr is an F mount, will the t ring fit in? i've heard t mount is different to f mount?

@dbaider9467

4 жыл бұрын

I'm Googling the same thing. I THINK this is what you / I need: www.bristolcameras.co.uk/p-telescope-1-25-inch-to-nikon-adapter-set.htm

Does it matter what kind of telescope it is?

Anyone knows what type of adapter do I need to attach my Sony A7ii to a telescope?

@AllanHall

5 жыл бұрын

I am not a Sony guy but this one looks promising amzn.to/2rtgR2o assuming you have a 1.25" focuser.

yeah

What telescope do you have?

When using the prime focus setup, do we need to worry about getting dust on the sensor?

@AllanHall

5 жыл бұрын

Cindy Guess Not really, I have been doing it for years and do have a few little dust spots, nothing some flats wont fix.

@cindyguess6038

5 жыл бұрын

@@AllanHall I'm new to this and not familiar with "flats".

@UNSCPILOT

5 жыл бұрын

@@cindyguess6038 a flat white image shot threw the telescope, usually done with a white sheet or panel over the end of the scope that is evenly lit by indirect sunlight (ie don't point it at the sun) or some kinda light that evenly lights it up. As to the "Why?" It's done to help filter out flaws or dust on/in the scope or camera when processing the other images later, Idealy done with all the same hardware set up before you do the main images

I have a question, I have an older Orion reflector 144mm telescope. It uses 1.25 lens. I am trying to attach my Nikon d3300 camera to the scope. Will a 2 inch prime focus adapter and T ring work with the 1.25 adapter?

@AllanHall

Жыл бұрын

Work? Yes, but you will have some vignetting. As long as that doesn't bother you then go for it. You could also use something like amzn.to/3pV9pes with a T-Ring adapter amzn.to/3pRtX7W with or without something like a 20-25mm Plossl eyepiece.

If you find the right adapter for your camera and telescope, can you use those on absolutley any telescope? :)