Special Promo For Unique Telephoto Lens - Whilst Stocks Last!

[jim_mcgill]

Hi All,

Please check out this item if you are considering getting a telephoto lens for your camera or want to do some birdwatching or beach work.

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI....m=260212989902

In very limited stock.

Cheers,
Jim, McGill.

[hanqiang1011]

Originally Posted by jim_mcgill Hi All, Please check out this item if you are considering getting a telephoto lens for your camera or want to do some birdwatching or beach work. http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI....m=260212989902 In very limited stock. Cheers, Jim, McGill.

Any mount?

[jim_mcgill]

Originally Posted by hanqiang1011 Any mount?

Hi,

The mount can be provided as an option.

If you are doing normal telephotography or land-based viewing, normal professional tripods are good enough as long as you have a solid pan head. The weight of the scope is just over 2kg, plus some accessories which may bring overall weight to 3kg or more. So if the panhead has a load capacity of 4-5kg, it should be good enough if your magnification is not too high.

IF you need a mount for stargazing, then you can consider mounting this scope to equatorial or computerized mounts such as those from Vixen of Japan, which are available through us.

Clear?

Feel free to clarify.

Cheers,
Jim, McGill.

[jim_mcgill]

Hi All,

This is a sky object taken with this telescope using specialised equipment/accessories for stargazing. Beautiful, isn't it?

http://www.astronomike.net/en_image_53810.html

Cheers,
Jim, McGill.

[foxguy]

Originally Posted by jim_mcgill Hi, The mount can be provided as an option. If you are doing normal telephotography or land-based viewing, normal professional tripods are good enough as long as you have a solid pan head. The weight of the scope is just over 2kg, plus some accessories which may bring overall weight to 3kg or more. So if the panhead has a load capacity of 4-5kg, it should be good enough if your magnification is not too high. IF you need a mount for stargazing, then you can consider mounting this scope to equatorial or computerized mounts such as those from Vixen of Japan, which are available through us. Clear? Feel free to clarify. Cheers, Jim, McGill.

i think he was asking the camera mount for it.

[jim_mcgill]

Originally Posted by foxguy i think he was asking the camera mount for it.

Hi,

Camera mount? What's your definition?

It has a built-in L-shaped bracket which acts as a camera mount. As mentioned in the item description, the Megrez 72 APO can be connected directly to any tripod pan head.

For example, if you already have a pan head, then you do not need to get additional stuff to connect this telescope to the pan head. We don't recommend using a ball head as its weight is over 2kg.

Clearer now?

Thanks,
Jim, McGill.

[ndroo]

Originally Posted by jim_mcgill Clearer now?

Errrr ... no

Let's say I am using Canon DSLR ... does it come with an adaptor so I can mount it on my camera?

[voldisinarta]

Originally Posted by jim_mcgill Camera mount? What's your definition?

Camera mount:
An interface — mechanical and often also electrical — between a photographic camera body and a lens. It is confined to cameras where the body allows interchangeable lenses, most usually the single lens reflex type or any movie camera of 16 mm or higher gauge. A lens mount is also found on a lens accessory like a teleconverter or an extension tube, which goes in between a lens and a camera. -- Taken from Wikipedia.com

F-mount? Canon? Four-thirds? Screw? Yashica/Contax? Minolta? Olympus? Sigma?

V

[RayDream]

Found some specs:

http://www.iankingimaging.com/show_p...hp?category=64

[StrifeYun]

hmm from what i gather .... its a regular portable telescope
IF YOU WANT TO MOUNT CAMERA, YOU HAVE TO BUY A T-RING which screws on to the 1.25" eye piece.
and it should be manual focus.

TS , correct me if wrong.

[StrifeYun]

hmmm focal length 423mm ? hmm think the sample pic not easy to take.

But i think the quality of the lens looks good. (much better than what i have )


Astro bro help me here
(astronomy is another parttime hobby of mine hee)

[AhV]

Originally Posted by StrifeYun hmm from what i gather .... its a regular portable telescope IF YOU WANT TO MOUNT CAMERA, YOU HAVE TO BUY A T-RING which screws on to the 1.25" eye piece. and it should be manual focus. TS , correct me if wrong.

i second that... he did say ..."birdwatching" ... NOT birdSHOOTING"

[AhV]

but wait... he did say ..... "for your camera" too...

[chengsing]

i think the mount the TS refers to is
telescope <Mount> to tripod

while the rest of us is looking at
telescope <Mount> to various dslr camera (eg canon, nikon)

i suppose strifeyun might be right on that need to be a T-Ring or some adapter that connects the telescope to the camera body.

[foxguy]

Originally Posted by chengsing i think the mount the TS refers to is telescope <Mount> to tripod while the rest of us is looking at telescope <Mount> to various dslr camera (eg canon, nikon) i suppose strifeyun might be right on that need to be a T-Ring or some adapter that connects the telescope to the camera body.

yap that is what i was trying to say.

[jim_mcgill]

Originally Posted by foxguy yap that is what i was trying to say.

Ok, understood now!

YES, it can be connected to DSLRs via a proprietary photo adapter together with a T-ring for the brand you have, such as Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, etc.. So with a Canon DSLR, you'd hit a focal length of close to 700mm considering the crop factor, at this low price!

Just add 2 items which are available for a total of $100. Lifetime warranty.

With this, the telescope becomes a manual lens.

It can be used for BOTH birdwatching and birdshooting.

For birdwatching, just get a mirror diagonal and an eyepiece for a certain level of magnification. For example, since the focal length is 432mm, if you used a 20mm eyepiece, you'd get 432/20 = 21.6x magnification.

Hope it's clearer now.

Come for a demo this Sat morning 10am (23 Feb 08) at Bedok Reservoir! Just bring along your DSLR. Please PM me if keen.

Cheers,
Jim, McGill.