How to find the best camera for scope X ?

[kilianwasmer]

Hi.

Many times I read that one camera worked well with scope X but not with scope Y. So what is crucial for getting the perfect camera-scope-combination? (For example I use an Optolyth 85 HD with a 30x wideangel eyepiece; what features must the perfect-fitting camera have?)

KW

[john-henry]

Hi.

Many times I read that one camera worked well with scope X but not with scope Y. So what is crucial for getting the perfect camera-scope-combination? (For example I use an Optolyth 85 HD with a 30x wideangel eyepiece; what features must the perfect-fitting camera have?)

KW

If you stick to a 3x zoom camera that has a lens starting point in the mid 30's mm (i.e. 34-118, 36-111, etc 35mm equivelant) you won't go far wrong, the only real problem different lenses give is the amount of vignetting.

Regards

John

[erniehatt]

IMHO. There is no such beast as the perfect camera scope solution, as John says 3X zoom may be close for the camera, though I argue that point some, I use a 4X zoom with good results. Scopes come in different focal lengths as do eyepieces, so it is difficult to say which combination is ideal. Ernie

[scampo]

I think you need an eyepiece with a decent amount of eye relief, that plus the 3x zoom and a small camera front lens element that zooms without moving seem to me to be what you need.

[Neil]

Eye Relief is probably the single most important consideration with 18 mm a good starting point. Some cameras can work with less than this (15 mm would probably be the lower limit for all but the best cameras ). Fixed eyepieces tend to have better Eye Relief with 20 mm being common. The short, 3x zoom (35 - 115 mm) lenses are the ones to look for, particularly the Sony W series, Fuji F series which are particularly "lens friendly". Neil.