Hi there all.
Over the past 12 months (or even longer) I have been working on a little contraption to enable me to use my camera lenses with the Atik 11000.
Finally, after lots of tinkering and modifying and learning to tap threads in Al blocks and use a drill press and pull my hair out and waiting for clear skies, it is finally finished and in almost perfect working order.
As you can see from the pictures, it is all mounted on a trimmed off sleeper. The imaging camera sits on an Al block. This is driven backwards and forwards by an M4 bolt inserted into my Orion Accufocus motor. This is the focus mechanism, driving the camera itself towards or away from the lens.
The lens attaches to a Nikon to canon adapter that has been butchered and inserted into the pictured pieces of timber (and yes it is all held in place with Meccano!)
The lens holder folds forward (hence the hinge) to allow access to the camera to change filters (still coming up with a way to integrate a filter wheel!)
It all looks very rough and crude (which it is). It's all cobbled together with stuff lying around the house.
The most painful part has been aligning the camera. In between clouds, that has taken about 2 weeks to get right, but finally nailed it last night.
This all means, with my existing camera lenses, I can take shots at 18, 55, 75, 100, 150, 300 and 500mm. And in theory should give a nice flat field.
Anyway, that's enough showing off.
Hopefully a run of clear skies are coming!
Cheers,
DJ Scotty
