Following a recommendation on another thread I purchased the Baader Microstage 2" digital camera adapter.
Although it is not the most stylish of digiscoping adaptors (it's fairly clunky and weighs in at 420g), it is one of the cheapest at just £29.99. It is easy to use, the camera is attahced to a platform via the standard tripod mount. The adapter is put over the eyepeice of the scope and clamped into place - the 2.5" opening should work fine with any current eyepeice.
There are two knobs that are turned to move the camera up and down and from side to side, this allow you to centralise the camera. The system allows for reasonably fine adjustment, so you can get the camera in just the right place. This process is fairly time consuming, but once set for your camera/eyepeice you won't need to adjust it next time.
It does not have the facility to swing the camera away to line up your shot and then swing it back in, that some of the more expensive adapters have. However removing the adapter (with camera attched) is quick and easy, so it's not much of an issue.
The one problem I did find was that the possition of the screw to attach the camera could not move far enough to the side to allow me to correctly line up one of the cameras I tested it with. This was easily solved by using an old quick release plate to move the attachment point 1cm to the right. Not the biggest problem, but still annoying.
Having spent some time trying this adapter I'd happily recommend it to anyone. For the price is offers a lot, it's simple to use and should work with any camera with a tripod mount and any current scope.
Picture shows the adapter being used with a Swarovski scope and a cheap Sony camera.
Although it is not the most stylish of digiscoping adaptors (it's fairly clunky and weighs in at 420g), it is one of the cheapest at just £29.99. It is easy to use, the camera is attahced to a platform via the standard tripod mount. The adapter is put over the eyepeice of the scope and clamped into place - the 2.5" opening should work fine with any current eyepeice.
There are two knobs that are turned to move the camera up and down and from side to side, this allow you to centralise the camera. The system allows for reasonably fine adjustment, so you can get the camera in just the right place. This process is fairly time consuming, but once set for your camera/eyepeice you won't need to adjust it next time.
It does not have the facility to swing the camera away to line up your shot and then swing it back in, that some of the more expensive adapters have. However removing the adapter (with camera attched) is quick and easy, so it's not much of an issue.
The one problem I did find was that the possition of the screw to attach the camera could not move far enough to the side to allow me to correctly line up one of the cameras I tested it with. This was easily solved by using an old quick release plate to move the attachment point 1cm to the right. Not the biggest problem, but still annoying.
Having spent some time trying this adapter I'd happily recommend it to anyone. For the price is offers a lot, it's simple to use and should work with any camera with a tripod mount and any current scope.
Picture shows the adapter being used with a Swarovski scope and a cheap Sony camera.
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