Camera & Homemade Bracket Test-Drive: I made this bracket for my new Celestron AVX Drive. And couple it to my Tamron 150-600mm Lens or any Lens I choose. The moon shot is the first...

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

I made this bracket for my new Celestron AVX Drive.
And couple it to my Tamron 150-600mm Lens or any Lens I choose.
The moon shot is the first with this setup.
Nikon 800E
F/5.6
@ 600mm
ISO 50
Processed in Lightroom & Topaz Detail3.
Craig

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Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

CraigFair wrote:

I made this bracket for my new Celestron AVX Drive.
And couple it to my Tamron 150-600mm Lens or any Lens I choose.
The moon shot is the first with this setup.
Nikon 800E
F/5.6
@ 600mm
ISO 50
Processed in Lightroom & Topaz Detail3.
Craig

Now I see the problem. Its plain as day..
You're shooting with a NIKON...
Just pulling your leg.
I'd like to see your unprocessed shot. This looks a bit dark to me but that might just be me.

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

GT

CraigFair wrote:

I made this bracket for my new Celestron AVX Drive.
And couple it to my Tamron 150-600mm Lens or any Lens I choose.
The moon shot is the first with this setup.
Nikon 800E
F/5.6
@ 600mm
ISO 50
Processed in Lightroom & Topaz Detail3.
Craig

Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

CraigFair wrote:

I made this bracket for my new Celestron AVX Drive.
And couple it to my Tamron 150-600mm Lens or any Lens I choose.
The moon shot is the first with this setup.
Nikon 800E
F/5.6
@ 600mm
ISO 50
Processed in Lightroom & Topaz Detail3.
Craig

And one heck of a lens. Nice job with the bracket.
:thumbup: :thumbup:

dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

Nice set-up! You should be able to get at least 2-3 minute exposures, and maybe a little longer, especially at shorter focal lengths. You're on your way!

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

GTinSoCal wrote:

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

GT

2 thumbs and a big toe :D Thank you GT for looking in.
Craig

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

Albuqshutterbug wrote:

And one heck of a lens. Nice job with the bracket.
:thumbup: :thumbup:

Thank you Jim for looking in and it is a daylight shot and the Moon comes out milky. But here's the original.
Craig

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

dlmorris wrote:

Nice set-up! You should be able to get at least 2-3 minute exposures, and maybe a little longer, especially at shorter focal lengths. You're on your way!

Hello DL good to hear from you. I did a couple of 5 minute shots with minimal star trails on the 8" scope. More shaking due to the gusty winds.
Each night is different due to success in setup or not.
Craig

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

CraigFair wrote:

I made this bracket for my new Celestron AVX Drive.
And couple it to my Tamron 150-600mm Lens or any Lens I choose.
The moon shot is the first with this setup.
Nikon 800E
F/5.6
@ 600mm
ISO 50
Processed in Lightroom & Topaz Detail3.
Craig

For those who would just prefer to purchase an adapter, here is one by Orion approx $21. I have seen others on eBay. I have an adapter by Celestron and I failed to find its part number in my quick search.

http://www.amazon.com/Orion-7388-4-Inch-Adapter-Telescope/dp/B0000XMYFQ

I find that this is a very good way to get images. I use it a lot with my 300mm F2.8 lens which pulls in a lot of light. This works well with Teleconverters too. Very good for bigger objects that don't need higher magnification such as some star clusters.

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

JimH123 wrote:

For those who would just prefer to purchase an ada... (show quote)

Thank you Jim for doing the research on that. Good find.
Craig

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

Does anyone know how to launch the "Creative Cloud app"???
To update to the latest version of Lightroom for use with your Creative Cloud membership, please quit Lightroom, launch the Creative Cloud app, and click the Install button next to Lightroom CC (2015).
Craig

Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

JimH123 wrote:

For those who would just prefer to purchase an ada... (show quote)

I bought a 5 foot length of 1/2 X 1.5 in aluminum bar. I have made a mount for my 5" SCT and I am in the middle of building an 8 inch mount for my camera. Total cost for the bar was $16 and I still have 3 feet of bar to play with.
It makes a great foot with the clamp bolts hitting pretty close to the middle of the bar.
For those on a budget this seems to work really well.

Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

CraigFair wrote:

Does anyone know how to launch the "Creative Cloud app"???
To update to the latest version of Lightroom for use with your Creative Cloud membership, please quit Lightroom, launch the Creative Cloud app, and click the Install button next to Lightroom CC (2015).
Craig

Look under your program button on the lower left. It should be listed if you installed CC.
You will need to open the install list to do the update.
I just did the update.
;)

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

Albuqshutterbug wrote:

Look under your program button on the lower left. It should be listed if you installed CC.
You will need to open the install list to do the update.
I just did the update.
;)

I have no idea what I did right but I got it.
I Pinned it to the Notification Bar.
Craig

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

CraigFair wrote:

I made this bracket for my new Celestron AVX Drive.
And couple it to my Tamron 150-600mm Lens or any Lens I choose.
The moon shot is the first with this setup.
Nikon 800E
F/5.6
@ 600mm
ISO 50
Processed in Lightroom & Topaz Detail3.
Craig

Hi Craig,
Your Moon photo has very good detail but I think it would look much better (IMO) with brightness and contrast enhancement. I really like your new camera setup... looks great... I am envious over it... :)