toys under way

[davidpretorius]

Hi all,

two new toys are being ordered

http://www.william-optics.com/wowebs.../feature1m.jpg
and

the usb stepper motor controller. i have the stepper motors from the 5 1/4" disk drives. ooooohh nearly all systems go
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[Thiink]

Let me know how the adapter goes David. If all goes well I might order me one next week when I get paid $$$. You can be the test bunny.

[iceman (Mike)]

I always wanted one of those adapters.. I got one from h0ughy (one of the steadypix ones) but my camera is too low profile and it doesn't work very well

[elusiver]

you can't put some spacers into it mike??

el

[iceman (Mike)]

I used the spacers that came with it, still not quite high enough. I just need to go to the hardware store and get a longer threaded bolt and some more spaces.. but i've been lazy

The lumicon one looks much sturdier too.

[Starkler (Geoff)]

For the ignorant amongst us ( I hope im not the only one), could someone please explain exactly what that thing in the photo is?

[asimov (John)]

I was going to ask this question last night, but was'nt game! A usb controller Looks like a camera mount to me!

[davidpretorius]

Hi Geoff,

your camera goes on the left platform and the eyepiece gets clamped into the back section. you can therefore hold your camera fixed next to the eyepiece and therefore takes shots thru the telescope and eyepiece.

Well, i am the bunny here , cos I have ordered this as well, as Matt from Telescopes and astronomy reckons that even if you unscrew the lens from a toucam and use the telescope eyepiece projector then your toucam will see at the same magnification (aprox) what your eye is seeing. Either way (the adapter to clamp the eyepiece or this one) I should be able to take video or photos at a magnification determined solely by the eyepiece. Depending on which is the best, i will then sell the other one to fellow forum members, freight free (I have heaps of prepaid airbags) after a report on which is the best afocal unit for toucams.

http://www.telescopes-astronomy.com....on_adaptor.jpg

[asimov (John)]

It would depend a lot on the weight of the camera, do you think Dave?

[davidpretorius]

my toucam weighs less than an 6mm 1.25" eyepiece. so weight will play a big role. but yes, anyone else with a heavy camera and then adding the eye piece projector or adapter will have to take that into consideratino. i will review these factors head to head