Telescope and Camera Together

bigcat1967

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Hey guys:

Just wondering what kind of camera I should get to attach to a telescope?

wanna take some pics of some planets.

thx.
 
Buy a olympus e-420 or nikon d40 cheapies.
 
What telescope do you have?

...A dSLR would probably be best, but there are adapters that you could use to make just about any camera work.

With a slr, you'll want a T-Ring. It basically lets you use the telescope as a lens. For a point & shoot, there are adapters where you basically take a picture through the eyepiece (this will get you closer).

Not sure how good the p&s adapters are - all I've ever used is a T-Ring...
 
You could get something like this too, but you'll obviously only be able to use it with your telescope though... Not sure if that matters to you.
 

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