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Olympus TG-2 and digiscoping

Started Apr 22, 2013 | Discussions
Barry Carter Veteran Member • Posts: 4,372
Olympus TG-2 and digiscoping

What I like about the TG-2 besides its ruggedness, is its ability to accept auxillary lenses sans adapter tubes.  Next is the fact that the lenses do not extend; making close-coupling possible and no vignetting!  Here is an image of a dollar bill photographed from a distance of 10 ft, using a Questar Telescope.   http://www.barrie-tao.com/afocal.html

Next is to see how it works for lunar and planetary astrophotography, and birding.

http://www.pbase.com/image/149812041.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/rat8bug/image/149811921.jpg

Ciao...Barry

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Mittskitts Contributing Member • Posts: 897
Re: Olympus TG-2 and digiscoping

What kind of adapter did you use? How did you attach it to the camera? Do you need to use the Olympus attachment ring? How did you see the focus to infinity?

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OP Barry Carter Veteran Member • Posts: 4,372
Re: Olympus TG-2 and digiscoping

The Olympus bayonet adapter ring was used (40.5mm thread), 40.5 to 52mm, 52 to 37mm, and 37 to 28mm step-down rings.  My eyepiece has a 28mm thread.  I used the telescope to focus, using LCD display.....Barry

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OP Barry Carter Veteran Member • Posts: 4,372
Re: Olympus TG-2 and digiscoping

TG-2 attached to Questar telescope affocally using a William optic DCL-28 (24mm eyepiece).  Undriven, single-shot image.  ISO 800, 1/400 sec, f/6.3, 18mm FL.  Tycho region of moon.

Ciao...Barry

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Mittskitts Contributing Member • Posts: 897
Re: Olympus TG-2 and digiscoping

How did you attach the camera to the williams optics lens? Did you need to use the Olympus TG-2 converter attachment (the thing that attaches the fish eye and telephoto lens adapters)? That is sized to screw into a 40.5 mm filter, so how does it physically attach to the DC2-28? Also, did you let the camera do an auto exposure?

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OP Barry Carter Veteran Member • Posts: 4,372
Re: Olympus TG-2 and digiscoping

Full moon on 25 April 2013.  Taken with Olympus TG-2 and Questar Telescope.

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