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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-11-2014, 09:05 AM
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I'd love to try out the astrotracer on a telescope but I thought it was impossible. On my scope the image is inverted and the eyepiece is at 90 degrees to the tube. Doesn't the astrotracer work by knowing which way the camera is pointing, then correcting for the earth's rotation relative to its orientation?
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-19-2013, 10:36 AM
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Smigol and Pixelsaurus,
Thanks for your ideas. The camera's flash shoe is tied up with the O-GPS1 Astrotracer which limits my options. The link to PhotoSolve looks potentially worthwhile since they have a "Reversible Bracket with flash shoe" which can be mounted onto a camera tripod, so just needs a RDF with a shoe attachment which I think I can get. |
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-18-2013, 03:12 PM
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Stone G - Thanks for the tip on non-magnetic material. I'll post some pics once I think they are decent enough!
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-17-2013, 02:40 PM
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I'm a newbie with a K5 and O-GPS astrotracer. I have tried it a few times with some reasonable results given that I haven't yet ventured into the techniques of stacking and processing.
One question though. I struggle to know that I'm pointing it in the direction I want. It's been a bit of guesswork so far and usually OK at the short end of my 55-300 lens, but somewhat harder if I use it at 300mm.
I'm wondering about whether I can set up a red dot finder but I am unsure how given that they are usually for attaching to a scope or hotshoe. Are there any adapters or brackets available?
What do other users do?
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