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Opticron 60S to Sony A100 (1 Viewer)

I think you would be disappoiinted with this and not worth the effort. You would be better off trying it with a little digicam that you had lying around the place. One with a short zoom. You can pick them cheaply on Ebay or similar.
Have a look at some of the older threads here for some ideas.
Current models that would work are like Nikon Coolpix 300/310/330.
Neil
 
Neil said:
I think you would be disappoiinted with this and not worth the effort. You would be better off trying it with a little digicam that you had lying around the place. One with a short zoom. You can pick them cheaply on Ebay or similar.
Have a look at some of the older threads here for some ideas.
Current models that would work are like Nikon Coolpix 300/310/330.
Neil
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Hi thanks for the response. Can I not just buy/make a small adapter to attach my camera to the scope. The scope already has a few different screw mounts and I have a T ring for the camera if it helps.

I should probably also mention that I don't intend on using this for bird watching, It's for astronomy but I thought you guys could help since its a bird watching scope.
 
mondoman712 said:
Hi thanks for the response. Can I not just buy/make a small adapter to attach my camera to the scope. The scope already has a few different screw mounts and I have a T ring for the camera if it helps.

I should probably also mention that I don't intend on using this for bird watching, It's for astronomy but I thought you guys could help since its a bird watching scope.
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Have a look on the Televue site for suggestions. I have a lot of their "stuff"and it's all good.
Neil.
 
That is an old HR60 which will more than likely have an imperial thread rather than the current metric threads used on Opticron scopes and associated telephotography accessories.

You might be able to use a push-fit adaptor made by SRB Photographic to allow you to do eyepiece projection photography:

http://srb-photographic.co.uk/sony-alpha-dslr-digiscoping-kit-927-c.asp

But bear in mind this is a non-ED scope so the quality of any results will be limited by that fact alone.

HTH

Pete
 
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