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Message: <blockquote data-quote="birdeast" data-source="post: 1504523" data-attributes="member: 25124">Well.... after today's session with the LX3 (see the new LX3 thread), I decided to get set up for some prime focus photography with my D300 and the telescope.  It was dark before I got home.... but... that did not stop me from trying it out.My setup is :D3003 extension kenko extension tubes (total 68mm) - will probably remove the 12mm tomorrow1.4x Nikon TCT-AdapterT to 2in scope adapterScopeBy leaving my T to 2in adapter protruding about 1cm, I am able to get close focus down to about 5m.  Here is my first image at 5.5m.  The image is of a small painting (2" x 8") on my wall.  The width of the attached image is the width of the painting (I did not rotate).  It was difficult to use live view as my living room is not that well lit.  Having said that, I am pretty impressed with the amount of detail I got in this 50% crop.Tomorrow morning, I will go back to the same spot and shoot the parrots again.  Only this time I will have 555 x 1.4 x 1.5 focal length rather than the 55 x 50 I have digiscoping.One other question:  Does anyone have any idea why my M42 T adapter (which fits perfectly on the D300) will not thread into my Antares Prime focus adapter?  I can only get about 1 revolution and then it siezes up.  Both are new and purchased from different people.  I dont want to damage either component.</blockquote>