tmehrkam wrote:
The camera port should be prime focus.
Any advantage in eyepiece projection setup. The adapter tube set from Mead is like an extension tube. Two pieces. Using a full frame one tube causes does not fill the sensor vignetting. Two tubes fill the frame of a full frame camera.
1 tube. 1900 mm at F/15
2 tubes 2310 mm at F/18
My camera is not full frame so one tube might fill the frame without vignetting.
Looks like a Shmitt-Cassgrain Telescope type. (In my very limited experiance)
Prime focus, I'd say yes.
One immediate advantage of a mirror-eyepiece is the image is righted. (At least it is in my refractor scope) So what you see with the naked eye, is the same in the mirrored eyepiece.
Focus, yes, always needs fine tuning.
Do you know what the thread size and pitch is of the prime attachment? It seems mostly it is a 42mm, but no doubt you should be able to get what you need.
Check this out:
http://www.telescopeadapters.com/Scroll down and you will find ETX adapters. Good start!
Some of the fellers here are Mead enthusiasts and might be of more help than me.
I have gotten a 2" extension tube, and a 1.25" extension tube, and I have used both on occasion to attain focus. (One or the other)
One thing that may or may not hinder your endeavors is elevating the scope with a camera rigged off the back. It appears the camera might limit elevation.
If the camera was rigged as an eyepiece configuration, I think you could go straight up if you wanted to.
I have the
Orion Imaging Flip Mirror on mine and can flip from eyepiece (or eyepiece camera), to a camera mounted to the rear.
(DSLR or
G3c CCD)
The waters can get really deep, really fast. :shock: