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Friday 3rd March 2006, 03:15
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Location: Iowa
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Pentax PF80-ED and Nikon D50 D-SLR camera....
Im looking for a good adapter for this combination, I see Scopetronix makes one with a 40mm eyepiece. Has anyone used the scopetronix adapter? I dont want anything that just places my lens in front of the eyepiece. For around $250 I wish I could try it before I buy it.
This was shot with the camera just hand held up to the lens...I had a cheap tripod when I shot this also, but have since got a big Manfrotto. It was cold this day and I was a little shakey, lol. |
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Friday 3rd March 2006, 09:40
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HI Tonyaltn: I have the PF80 but never used o DSLR. I think your best shot is to use a fixed eyepiece like the Pentax XW20mm that has a 43mm thread. What camera lens do you have?
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Friday 3rd March 2006, 15:37
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Camera lens....
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This is one of my better shots from when I had my Coolpix 8800, this is as close as I could get before I lost to much quality. I also shot this without the scope to get a feeling of the actual distance, and another thats twice as close...but the image quality is terrible. I cant wait to get the right equipment, the new tripod will help for sure...Im going back to river today to get some new Eagle shots.
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Monday 6th March 2006, 12:40
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Jose
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HI Tonyaltn:
I think that lens has a 52mm thread in front. Not being familiar with DSLRs I would suggest the following: 1. Use a F-adapter (available in e-bay) or scopetronix Uni-T adapter 2.5 (Not sure if they will be big enough for the pentax zoom eyepiece) 2. Buy a XW20mm eyepiece and use a 52-43mm sted down ring to connect lens and eyepiece. Not sure how much vignetting you will get. Let me know wahti you end up doing. I'm interested. |
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Monday 6th March 2006, 22:34
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Jose
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Hello again.
I just checked that camera/combo lens this afternoon. The lens protrudes quite a bit when going from 28 to 55mm, This can present a problem when digiscoping. Additonally the combo is quite heavy and I'm not sute the eyepiece will be able to support the camera/lense combo without an additonal support plate. Jose |
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