I new piece of kit on the way.

Discuss any astro equipment that does not have its own forum, such as focusers, finders, chairs, etc.
Post Reply
Don Quixote
Articles: 0

I new piece of kit on the way.

#1

Post by Don Quixote »


I have ordered this adapter so that I can mount my Pentax XW directly to my d810 Nikon for eyepiece projection.
I don't know if it will work out, but I thought I would give it a try.
Has anyone directly attached an EP to their camera in this way?
Attachments
20190812_201448.jpg
User avatar
helicon United States of America
Co-Administrator
Co-Administrator
Articles: 584
Online
Posts: 12274
Joined: Mon May 06, 2019 1:35 pm
4
Location: Washington
Status:
Online

TSS Awards Badges

Re: I new piece of kit on the way.

#2

Post by helicon »


Looks like an interesting new piece of gear Mark. I hope it works out for you.
-Michael
Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl
Camera: ZWO ASI 120
Naked Eye: Two Eyeballs
Latitude: 48.7229° N
Don Quixote
Articles: 0

Re: I new piece of kit on the way.

#3

Post by Don Quixote »


helicon wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:19 pm Looks like an interesting new piece of gear Mark. I hope it works out for you.
I figured the education is worth a few bucks. :-)
I will definitely post my results. I should have it today or tomorrow.
Thank you Michael.
Don Quixote
Articles: 0

Re: I new piece of kit on the way.

#4

Post by Don Quixote »


The adapter thread is installed on the T ring, then attached directly to my pentax eyepiece.

I put it on my 80mm f6, my 100mm f9, and my f10 8" meade sct. The sky was brutal but I wanted to see if I could make it work.

It does work and it did a pretty good job under very poor conditions. Now I just need a nice sky.

Why do this?, you ask...just because I can. :-)
It was very inexpensive, cheap actually, and it is educational to me.

I have used my kK orthos in an addapter tube, but my Pentax will not fit in the tube and I wanted to try it.

From the results tonight with a very bad seeing and transparency condition it performed best in the 100mm f9 frac.

I may need a field flattener.
Attachments
20190815_001547.jpg
20190815_001532.jpg
20190815_001615.jpg
Don Quixote
Articles: 0

Re: I new piece of kit on the way.

#5

Post by Don Quixote »


Baader Hyperions can be rigged in the same way.
User avatar
Bigzmey United States of America
Moderator
Moderator
Articles: 8
Offline
Posts: 7548
Joined: Sat May 11, 2019 7:55 pm
4
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Status:
Offline

TSS Awards Badges

Re: I new piece of kit on the way.

#6

Post by Bigzmey »


Nice! What would be targets for such set up, Moon and planets?
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
Don Quixote
Articles: 0

Re: I new piece of kit on the way.

#7

Post by Don Quixote »


Yes. Planetary.
Although I may try some double stars.
Post Reply

Create an account or sign in to join the discussion

You need to be a member in order to post a reply

Create an account

Not a member? register to join our community
Members can start their own topics & subscribe to topics
It’s free and only takes a minute

Register

Sign in

Return to “Other Accessories”