New astro equipment + Update on Astromechanics Adapter

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It's still raining here so let's get some new equipment to fill the void! Also, quick update on the Astromechanics adapter, regarding Tamron and Sigma lenses and how they have issues with it....
ZWO Duo Band filter: astronomy-imaging-camera.com/...
Astromechanics EOS lens adapter: astromechanics.org/
Astromechanics keeps a list of tested lenses here: astromechanics.org/downloads/...
Additionally my own ASCOM driver for it is here: drive.google.com/file/d/1DXiJ...
And the 2 inch filter adapter for Astromechanics that I mention in the video is actually not from Astromechanics, but from a Japanese company called Electricsheep, and can be seen here: www.electricsheep.co.jp/astros... . I was able to buy it separately since this video!
Even so, please be somewhat circumspect! Having tested more, I'm getting more annoyed at the times when my Sigma 135mm f1.8 doesn't connect well, and I have to unplug and plug back in the USB cable until it works. It does work, but now I'm kind of worried I might end up at a dark site, unable to control the focus ring of my lens. I'm almost thinking about selling the Sigma and getting the Canon 135mm f2.0 for that reason.
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@gregorymckenna6609 4 года назад

So many people sell their 50 mm lens not realizing it is one of the best lenses for low light and quite sharp. Even if you stop it down the light gathering is awesome and exposure times short. Because it is small and only weighs a little bit, you can carry it all night and your mount won’t strain with weight. Sellers loss, your gain! Love your channel. Definitely one of the top 5 astrophotography channels on RU-vid!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

Exactly! My main problem with the 50mm is that the FOV is so wide that light pollution gradients becomes extremely hard to deal with!! But still, I tried this little 50mm f1.4 lens recently, and got decent stars at F2, which is staggering. Lenses for astrophotography are so underrated!

@ranjitgovindaraj 4 года назад

Thanks Cuiv i ordered the astromechanics adapter after I saw your video👍🏼

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

Excellent! I hope you won't be disappointed - it's been awesome to me!

@Fredruiz622 4 года назад

Cuiv, thanks for the driver, I have one of those on order.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

I hope you will like it! It has truly changed the way I image, since it opens so many possibilities!

@diekellerwerft 2 года назад

Hi Cuiv, The Lazy Geek - i'm interested in how do you have installed the Astromechanics Driver and how do you Setup this nice item in N.I.N.A. to work with the Adapter together. Especially the Autofocus didn't work by me till now...

@ShevillMathers 4 года назад

What is your new lens? You speak so quickly and with your accent-some words are not deciphered by my ageing ears. I will try my Sigma lenses on my lens controller, my Canon lenses work all OK with the unit. I have been sorting through my various Pentax Takumar lenses from film camera days, I have some excellent M42 & PK mount from the ‘pancake’ 40mm to a fairly rare Takumar 300 f/4, which is a very sharp lens, ditto with all my early Manual Nikkor lenses to use on my various ZWO camera’s. Winter frosts and high humidity with serious condensation is making life / astrophotography difficult. Great series you are presenting, my favourite channel. 👍😁🇦🇺🔭

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

Thank you so much Shevill! Recently I try to edit the RU-vid auto-generated subtitles so that they are somewhat accurate, including the name of the equipment, but in future videos I might just put text on screen as well. The lens I got was a Canon 50mm f1.4 (and a Canon 200mm f2.8). Lens-based astrophotography is underrated, so much can be accomplished... but yes, dew heaters are an absolute must!

@andreamarini1680 Год назад

Can it work with Indi ? i use apple with ekos ....

@felipeleon_astrofotos 3 года назад

Thanks a lot for sharing, Cuiv! I have a question and it's killing me. Just need to know why autofocus lens feature (in a lens like yours) could not be controlled directly through Ascom? Why it hasn't been implemented yet in any acquisition software (as far as I know). It is possible to control the autofocus from a computer, for example, using Canon Utility Software, so camera and a USB connection is enough to handle that task. Why not accomplish it also with ascom. Is there any limitation in doing that? Right now I'm using a DSLR, and astromechanics adapters are not an option due to backfocus limitations. Just wondering. Thanks again!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

I think BackyardEOS has that functionality. From what I heard though, Canon's APIs are a bit of a mess, and it's a pain to implement apparently...

@felipeleon_astrofotos 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek I tried BYE last night and it does have control over lens focus. But there's no possibility to automate it and insert an autofocus instruction during the night planning, so I think it's kind of useless. And BYE UI is a little bit oldie too, so I went back to NINA and felt at peace, haha. Thanks again for your videos! Please, keep doing'em! 🙋‍♂️🙌

@stephane153 4 года назад

Hello Cuiv, where did you get the rings from please?

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

Hello Stephane! They're from a Japanese shop, so will likely be hard to get a hold of. If you have an ASI camera, you can buy their camera ring, and then a lens ring from Amazon, that works well in my case. The rings are here: www.electricsheep.co.jp/astroshop/?itemcode=amsclc01

@stephane153 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek thanks for the link, much appreciated. I'm planning to jump from CCD (Atik 314) to CMOS (ZWO something something something mono)

@whatmattersmost6725 4 года назад

First! Thank for the update. Please post a link for that filter you talked about.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

Thank you for the feedback! I've added the links in the description

@yangyunbo1 4 года назад

it's also rain season in my location, near one month per year.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

Yeah... rainy season is so painful, and then we get a super humid and hot summer right afterwards... Let's endure through!

@Miguel_Noppe 4 года назад

Hi Cuiv, the Daystar Solarscout SS60-DS is pretty affordable, i certainly like it, still have to do some descent imaging with it though, in fact i just bought a T-adapter and tilter for it, but visual, i can tell you it is good.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

Thank you for the suggestion! I've been looking at it, although the heating time kind of turns me off (same as my old Quark Chromosphere...). I might break the bank and get a Solarmax II 90mm - completely going crazy :D I'll let everyone know! You might want to write a quick review of your SS60-DS on Cloudynights or similar forums, information on this is extremely hard to come by....

@Miguel_Noppe 4 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek ah yes, the etalon filters does take some time to adjust to ther correct bandpass, for visual it does not bother me, i usually set up the scope and leave it out the whole afternoon and take a peak now and then. I must say id don't see much difference adjusting the bandpass anyway.

@beatriceheinze2294 4 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek Solarmax II 90mm will be awesome! I also break the bank last year and bought the Solarmax III 70mm DS BF15 😂. It's great for visual and photography. Keep up the good work, Cuiv... I ❤ your channel! You're original!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 4 года назад

@@beatriceheinze2294 I almost wanted the Solarmax III 90mm with the new Focuser, but that is really too expensive!! I mean solar is very expensive in general.... Thanks for the feedback on my channel and videos! The amount of support I've received is staggering!

@beatriceheinze2294 4 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek ❤🙋‍♀️

@alcosound 3 года назад

Still dabbling with lunar and planetary imaging here (when it's not cloudy, raining or windy), but I am still eyeing the Astromechanics adapter. First I will have to settle on a cooled camera, though, I guess. By the way, the Canon 50mm/1.4 is a mediocre lens (I own it), as it is too soft and has noticeable light fall-off wide open and has a joke of an autofocus mechanism (not a real ring USM, but another cheapo motor system, which sooner or later stops working). I was surprised by the filter mechanism you showed - I thought that you can mount a 2" directly into the Astromechanics adaptor?

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Maybe these days you can mount a 2 inch directly to the Astromechanics adapter, but definitely not on the model I had!

@alcosound 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek re-checked the Astromechanics page. It seems that the version with the rectangular opening and the M54 opening can accept directly 2" filters, while the M42 version with the circular opening for smaller sensors (like the ASI294) accepts 36mm unmounted and 1.25" mounted filters with a spacer supplied