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Rigt angle finder
I became fed up with my Canon 350D not having "live" focusing. It is impossible to focus a star using the peephole (apart from the fact that it is on the optical axis and requirs some neck bending to see through it).
I started experimenting with a prism, a couple of binocular eyepieces and a small negative achromat. Setting them up as in the plan, together with a clip on bracket, I managed to get acceptable 2.5X images (easily accessible too). This in an improvement on the bare camera but I wanted more magnification. Rummaging through my old focussers and finder scopes, I came across a Celestron 8X20 finder. To make it work, a 15mm extension (in white) had to be made to be able to focus on the central fosusing spot on the Canon's viewfinder screen. The gizmo fits and works very well and cost me R100 (about US$17), which is a massive saving on the local price for a 2.5X Canon right angle finder. What's more I get 8X magnification!
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