Reddit reviews Orion 05224 T-ring for Canon EOS Camera (Black)

Depends on the camera, assuming it's a DSLR all you need to attach the camera to the scope is a T-ring for your specific camera type.

Other scopes may require a T-adapter, this one however does not, it comes with what it needs for standard 35mm DSLR's.

No lens is necessary for the camera as the entire telescope is used as the camera lens.

So basically just the scope, the T-ring which attaches to the scope & camera, and of course the camera body.

I connected my T3i camera body to a T-ring adapter. That connects to an orion universal 1.25" adapter. That goes into the 2x Barlow lens, which goes into the telescope.

Orion 05224 T-ring for Canon EOS Camera (Black) by ORION http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000XMUKK/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_.GPrtb0K3F62G

Orion 5340 1.25-Inch Universal Camera Adapter by Orion http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HPHKM4/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_yHPrtb02FAHWB

Wow, great idea of doing this thread, thanks! Since no one replied to my separate post with question I will repeat it here.

I want to get into astrophotography, I have a Canon Rebel T3 and plan to buy Orion Observer 70mm EQ. Should Orion T-Ring for Canon be enough to connect the camera, or should I additionally buy some adapters for it?

All you need is a T-Ring for your camera model. It comes apart and one side snaps into your camera body and the other screws into the scope. What model of scope do you have?

Looks like this, this one says Orion but they are the same dia.
http://www.amazon.com/Orion-05224-T-ring-Canon-Camera/dp/B0000XMUKK

I went ahead and looked up the adapters you would need to hook up to an Orion telescope, the t-ring and the camera adapter. However, this looks like it can total to over $60 for adapters. Apparently the Orion T-ring and a Celestron camera adapter are most frequently bought together. I'm not sure of how the two different brands will work together.

Lots of people use the 8" for pics. I have one, but I don't have a good enough camera yet. From what I've read and seen, it really is just as easy as buying a t-ring and the adapter.


This:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000665V6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

And this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000XMUKK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A1MX591ICBLWRE
(assuming it fits your camera)

Should be all you need. However, if you don't have one of them motorized mounts, you won't be getting the best pictures of up close stuff. For me, Jupiter leaves the scope in about 20 seconds max. Then again, I view it through my bedroom so the scope sits on carpet. And I have the springs on, so maybe that's messing with it too.


Anyway, I hope I helped. Can't wait to see some pics!


Edit: what kind of camera do you have? I'm in the market for one.

I use a Canon T-ring with a T-Adapter to connect my Telescope to my camera. Which telescope are you planning on getting?

I got a response from florinandrei:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Astronomy/comments/xvqbm/photo_of_saturn_from_last_night_taken_with_an/c5q364m?context=3
>Except the XT6 doesn't have enough back focus for prime photography with a DSLR. It's very different from your C6. And the focuser is 1.25", again a problem for prime focus photo with a large sensor.

I did not know this and am not familiar enough with the craft to say anything either way about the XT6. My C8 is also a 1.25" adapter but the focus is accomplished at the mirrors not the eyepiece. However I did get curious and found these:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=orion+t-ring

http://www.amazon.com/Orion-T-ring-Canon-EOS-Camera/dp/B0000XMUKK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344528785&sr=8-1&keywords=orion+t-ring

http://www.amazon.com/Orion-T-ring-for-Nikon-Camera/dp/B0000XMUIW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344528785&sr=8-2&keywords=orion+t-ring

http://www.amazon.com/inches-Orion-Universal-Camera-Adapter/dp/B005HPHKM4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1344528785&sr=8-6&keywords=orion+t-ring

That said here are some comparison pics I have made with this rig:

http://i.imgur.com/D5TVh.jpg

D60 on the T-Ring and D200 with 300mm lens on the piggyback.

Venus with X2 adapter via the D60 taken around supermoon time:

http://i.imgur.com/o2ggH.jpg

Luna with the D60:

http://i.imgur.com/LsilE.jpg

Luna with a Samsung Charge held to the eyepiece:

http://i.imgur.com/XTDgu.jpg

The 10mm and 25mm eyepieces are a pretty good start. I'd want to pick up something closer to 40mm for a widefield view, too.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think you can actually mount your DSLR to this telescope. There's some threading around the eyepiece holder, isn't there? If you remove the eyepiece, that's T-thread male, and it'll connect quite securely to a camera (with an appropriate T-ring). DSLRs can't really track the sky for long exposures (unless you build something like an equatorial platform for it), but lunar photography is certainly an option.

You use your T-ring with your T ring adapter and just stick it in your focuser. The problem is the unless you move the primary mirror, you probably wont be able to achieve prime focus (meaning the focal plane of your system lies somewhere inside your focuser, while you want it to sit on your cameras chip)