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Old 26-10-2008, 10:25 PM
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Octane (Humayun)
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Lens bracket

Hi all,

I was wondering, where does one go about getting a lens ring which mounts on top of your telescope on the standard 1/4"-20-type threaded bolts; allowing you to rotate the lens, fix it in place, and then attach the camera so that you can have the camera in any orientation that you like. Sort of like a rotating focuser.

In particular, I'm after a clamp/ring/bracket for a Canon EF 24-105mm F/4L lens.

I don't want to purchase a ball head mount as they can be a little sloppy with heavy lenses. You really have to tighten them up a lot, and, even then, there's no guarantee that the camera isn't going to slip due to gravity.

I'm one of those people who must have the image oriented exactly east-west or north-south.

Thanks for any help!

Regards,
Humayun
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