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Originally Posted by raymo
If you get an 8" Newt make sure that you get one that allows prime focus photography with your DSLR. Many brands do not, requiring modification. Skywatcher Newts do straight out of the box.
All you will need to get started is a T-ring that attaches your camera body
[minus lens] directly to the scope's focuser, so the scope becomes in effect a large lens; in the case of an 8" f/5 a 1000mm one.
You can mount the DSLR on the scope with whatever lens you want to use for wider field work. You don't need to buy anything to do this, the
front scope mounting ring has a thread that the camera screws onto.
You can further down the track put a 2 or 3 Barlow [ essentially a
magnifier] in between the camera and the scope to increase the focal
length of the scope.
raymo.
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hello Raymo,
Thank you for the advice I will definitely look into this
Thanks again
