Re: [APML] Need help with scope camera mount

[Tom Orff <torff@losch.net>]

Hi All,

Thanks for the advice. I went with a Bogen 3025 3-D Head. I was able to get 
it locally for about what it would have cost me with shipping, so now I'll 
just have to go out tonight and see how well it works.

Thanks again.

TOM

At 09:52 AM 7/11/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Tom:
>I can recommend the Manfrotto/Bogen 3262QR medium ball head. It's beefy
>enough for any 35mm or medium format I have hung on it and only about 3
>inches high, so it doesn't extend the lever arm too far out. Dual female
>thread, so it accepts 1/4-20 as well as that larger size they use on their
>tripods. About $40-50 at B&H.
>Bert
>
>Bert Katzung
>katzung1@attbi.com
>www.astronomy-images.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Orff" <torff@losch.net>
>To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 8:10 AM
>Subject: [APML] Need help with scope camera mount
>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I need some suggestions for a 3-axis camera mount which comes with a
>1/4-20
> > bolt for mounting the camera on top and that can be mounted to an existing
> > 1/4-20 bolt from an existing mount already on my scope.
> >
> > Other than eliminating my current mount and buying the Losmandy dovetail
> > system and adapter, does anyone have any ideas?
> >
> > TOM
> >
> >
> >
> > Tom Orff
> > torff@losch.net
> > Astro Images at: http://users.losch.net/~torff/
> >
> >
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Tom Orff
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