Dslr to spotting scope advice

gerkeo

Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I have a Sony alpha dslr and recently got a spotting scope and would love to get the camera connected to it.
The spotting scope was got from Aldi.

From the googling i've done so far i see you can get a T-mount to connect to telescopes and spotting scopes.
My question is do i have to get a fancy expensive Spotting scope that can connect to the t-mount or can they connect to any old (aldi) spotting scope?
thanks.

nilhg

The t adaptor usually (my knowledge of this is basic) fits into the scope where the eyepiece goes, if your scope doesn't have interchangable eyepieces then you're in trouble I think.

This is probably more complex than you need but it shows the idea quite well

cnocbui

This is what I got when I held my phone to the eyepiece of my Fujinon Binocs which were on a tripod:

Effects

cnocbui wrote: »

This is what I got when I held my phone to the eyepiece of my Fujinon Binocs which were on a tripod:

That's not bad actually.

gerkeo

Nice pic considering how it was taken.
I'm looking for a setup to get good moon shots so wanted something more fixed though.

HxGH

Just a note, it IS a scope. NOT a telescope.

gerkeo

HxGH wrote: »

Just a note, it IS a scope. NOT a telescope.

and your point is?

captain_boycott

I have just tried connecting my Sony A100 to a Celestron scope. Got the T adapter off ebay which fits the DSLR. My scope has 1.5 eyepiece adapter which is standard for astro scopes but I'd be pretty sure that most inexpensive spotting scopes come with either non-removable eyepieces or else propriety sizes.

So you may have to try the afocal method instead (google prime V afocal )

at any rate, I was disappointed with quality - got great zoom power but images were very soft, as you'd expect from such long focal length.

HxGH

gerkeo wrote: »

and your point is?

..Just thought I'd mention it..