I want to connect my existing EOS T-ring to the Baader MPCC. Does the item on the webpage come with the necessary spacers, or will I have to buy additional items?
Thanks.
Question by: Peter W on May 6, 2017 6:25:15 PM | 1 Answer(s)
If you use any standard T-2-ring, you can use the MPCC without any other adapters - the ring will give you the necessary distance of 55mm to the sensor of your DSLR. This is the standard-distance which was also used bei camera lenses with T-2-thread.
Only if you have a low-profile T-2-ring like #2408318 or if you use the M48-thread, you'll have to use additional spacer rings.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on May 8, 2017 9:41:00 AM
I purchased the Hyperion Zoom and the MPCC Mark III. Can you tell me how to adapt the eyepiece to the coma corrector?
I also want to use other eyepieces. How do I know the right distance between fieldstop position and the MPCC?
Question by: Vincent F. on Oct 7, 2016 1:08:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
Hi, i purchased your mpcc mkiii, and i would like to know which ring i need to use with a nikon d800?
Question by: Ludovic duvert on Jul 4, 2018 8:37:00 AM | 2 Answer(s)
Thanks for the update!
I have a m48 t-ring on my d800, do i need to use the badeer m48 extender to compensate the small ring i removed from the coma corrector?
Thanks,
Answer by: Ludovic Duvert-gauge on Jul 4, 2018 12:37:58 PM
What specific camera adapter and spacers do I need to achieve the proper 55mm of back focus for photographic purposes between the MPCC Mark III and my Nikon Z7 mirrorless?
Question by: Craig A Smith on Jan 19, 2021 8:47:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
The Nikon Z-cameras have got a back focus of 16mm.
The Wide T-ring need 8,3mm, no matter if you use it with T-2 or with the additional S52 / M48 adapter #2958552
The MPCC requires 55+/-1mm distance, when used with T-2 or the optional Baader M48 Spacer Ring for MPCC III / Protective EOS T-Ring
# 2458405, or 57,5+/-1mm when used with the M48-thread, but without the adapter #2458405
If you use either T-2 or M48 with the adapter #2458405, you need an additional 30.7mm-extension (+/-1mm) in T-2 or M48.
For T-2-this can be done e.g. with
2x Baader T-2 / 15 mm Extension Tube (T-2 part #25A) # 1508154
1x Set: T-2 Fine-Adjustment rings (0,3 / 0,5 / 1 mm) - Aluminium # 2457910
or
1x Baader VariLock 46, lockable T-2 ExtensionTube 29-46mm with spanner tool (T-2 part #25V) # 2956946
For M48, we do not have the spacer rings yet, but you could use
2x M48 Fine-Adjustment ring 1mm (gold) - Aluminium #2457918
1x Baader Hyperion Finetuning-Ring, 28 mm # 2958228
If you use the MPCC without the optional adapter #2458405, you need a 33.2+/-1mm-extension - for this, we do not have a solution at the moment.
For a fullframe camera, we'd recommend the M48-adaptation because of its larger clear aperture.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jan 20, 2021 10:09:00 AM
I cannot get backfocus.
I am using an Orion Thin Off Axis Guider and a Full Frame Canon 6D Markii.
Your specs require the MPCC to be converted to M48 and for full frame the back spacing needs to be 57.5mm. But there is no adapter available on the market to get the extra 2.0-2.5mm I need.
Canon SLR 44mm
Orion Thin Guider 11mm
Scope is a GSO 200mm F4 Newtonian.
I have tried it using the M42 method with severe vignetting due to it not being full aperature and full frame camera in use.
I am out of ideas and would appreciate your help.
Question by: Micheal M on Jan 23, 2021 2:35:00 AM | 1 Answer(s)
You can use Reducing piece M48a / T-2i # 2958553 with an optical length of 0,7mm to mount the M48-ring directly to the MPCC. That's good enough, as the distance should be 55+/-1mm, and that close to the MPCC, vignetting is no problem, as the lens is smaller, anyway.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jan 25, 2021 9:17:00 AM
On the image, I have a high circular reflection caused by the filter with the following setup:
Telescope: Newton 1000/200 F5
Camera: QHY294C
QHYCCD filter wheel CFW3M 5x50,8mm with:
Baader Narrowband CCD Filters 2" mounted OIII 8.5nm, SII 8nm, H-alpha 7nm
2" MPCC Mark III (back focus OK)
The reflection does not disappear when using flats.
Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you
Question by: Davide Benghi on Jun 3, 2021 11:12:00 AM | 1 Answer(s)
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jun 4, 2021 1:14:00 PM
How long is the nose of the MPCC up to the stop ring? Why don't you publish these details?
Question by: Mark on Oct 5, 2021 10:52:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
The length you´re asking for is 23,5mm. Yet nobody where asking for this length and actually every 2" focuser should take the MPCC without any
problems.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Oct 7, 2021 8:27:00 AM
Please tell me how can I connect the 2" MPCC Mark III (Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector for Newtons) and the camera QHY 163m. Is there any ready-made solutions. If not, how to calculate the adapter? Thank you.
Question by: Alexander Vazhnov on Sep 18, 2017 8:33:13 AM | 1 Answer(s)
Hello.... I have a Celestron STarsense 130dx scope.... Can I use this 2” MPCC Mark III coma corrector with it..?
I would like to use my Sony a6500 with both...I have already used it with ocular projection, but there is a lot of stars with coma imaging.... thanks in advance..
Question by: Francisco Peraza on Mar 4, 2022 5:13:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
We never tried this out and do not think it will work. Unfortunately the StarSense explorers are not designed for Deep Sky Astrophotography and the necessary long exposure times. They have no motors, the mount and the focuser are not able to carry the addional camera stable enough. We don´t think it makes sense to try to make this work.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Mar 7, 2022 10:16:00 AM
I bought the MPCC to use with a Skywatcher Explorer 150d newton. Using an asi294mc, the only way I will get focus at infinity is to screw the corrector directly in the 11mm m42-m42 ring that comes with the asi. Adding spacers to reach 55mm doesn’t work. I am thus far from that 55mm that is supposedly required to reach focus. Any idea about what is happening here??
Question by: Christian R on Jul 8, 2020 4:50:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
Do you have any extensions in use which are required to reach focus with an eyepiece? The MPCC is designed to work with a DSLR, that's why it has a working distance of 55mm. To reach focus with a DSLR (or a camera with MPCC), the focusser must be moved farther inwards than with an eyepiece. On some Newtonians, this is made possible by some extension tubes, which must be removed for photography - otherwise, the focuser tube would be in front of the main mirror.
On the other hand, there are Newtonians which are designed strictly for visual or photographic use, both by focus travel and size of the secondary mirror. With these telescopes, it may be that they can't provide the backfocus needed for a DSLR or a coma corrector, although you can reach focus with a camera which requires as little backfocus as your ZWO.
Please check the telescope's manual if there is any information about attaching a cmaera, especially a DSLR.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jul 9, 2020 8:19:00 AM
I have a Hyperion Zoom mark IV eyepiece which I use with a 16" f/4,5 Newtonian reflector.
Will it work properly if the coma corrector base element/main body is screwed directly into the 2" barrel of the Hyperion Zoom eyepiece?
Sincerely, Joachim
Question by: Joachim Mikkelsen on Jan 29, 2021 9:52:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
No, this will not work - the distance from the nosepiece to the refence plane is 31,5mm, the MPCC requires 55+/1mm.
You need the MPCC in T-2-configuration plus
Baader Expanding Ring T-2f / M48m (T-2 part #29) # 2458110 - optical length 2.5mm, placed inside of the 2" nosepiece of the Hyperion Zoom
Baader VariLock 29, lockable T-2 ExtensionTube 20-29mm with spanner tool (T-2 part #25Y) # 2956929, set to 21mm.
similar to the setup described for 2"-eyepieces on page 10 of the MPCC-manual at
http://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/downloads/dl/file/id/483/product/3004/mpcc_mark_iii_instruction_manual.pdf
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Feb 1, 2021 1:49:00 PM
I have just purchased the Orion 10" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph Reflector Telescope. Can you advise if the 2" MPCC Mark III (Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector for Newtons) is compatible. I will be fitting it to a cannon 400d camera.
Appreciate your help.
Many thanks
Pete
Question by: Pete Travis on Jul 24, 2020 7:50:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
If it is a true Newtonian without any additional correctors integrated, yes, the MPCC should work fine.
We recommend the
Baader zero-tolerance protective Canon DSLR T-Ring T-2/M48 and 2" w. clear glass filter (as protection against dust) #2958550C
plus
Baader M48 Spacer Ring for MPCC III / Protective EOS T-Ring # 2458405
to attach the camera and use the laergest possible diameter.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jul 28, 2020 9:39:00 AM
I would like to use a coma-corrector, for visual, on my f4.5 newton. Due to its price and performance, i find the mpcc mklll very interesting. So my question is: Is it possible to make the hyperion eyepieces parfocal - so i only have to adjust the coma corrector once ? I would like to use the 24mm, 13mm and 5mm hyperions. Regards Asbjørn Skou
Question by: Asbjørn Skou on Jan 11, 2022 9:35:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
Most of the Hyperion eyepieces are almost parfocal, although some differ a little bit - you can find the dimensions in the Download-tab of the product websites of the eyepieces. You can make them parfocal with a either a self-made, 3d-printed spacer ring which fits around the 1.25"-nosepiece, or with our Stop Ring 1¼" (T-2 part #30) # 1905131.
If you should need a longer 1.25" nosepiece, there is also Baader 1¼" - 31.8mm nosepiece extension with 1¼" filter thread on both sides (T-2 part #05) # 1905130 - but for the few millimeter of difference with the Hyperions, it should not be necessary.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jan 12, 2022 1:32:00 PM
Do you supply the MPCC Mk 111 without the recess in the barrel?
This causes difficulties when used with clamps with a copper ring.
No problems with a smooth barrel.
Question by: Rob on Jan 17, 2021 9:32:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
We are sorry there is no other version available
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jan 18, 2021 10:58:00 AM
I have a ZWO ASI294MC Pro, which has 6.5mm of back focus, and I want to connect it to my MPCC. In your answer to Keith Krayanek's April 2018 question about a similar camera, you recommended spacers totaling 55mm. But adding 55m to 6.5.mm would equal 61.5mm. Is this number correct? Also, with a M48 mounting surface, do I need a total of 57.5mm of back focus (6.5mm + 51.0mm) or 64mm (6.5mm + 57.5mm)? Thank you.
Question by: Patrick Windham on Aug 17, 2019 8:32:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
The PDF at
https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/downloads/dl/file/id/343/product/3004/mpcc_backfocus_from_t_2_and_m48_mounting_surfaces.pdf should make it clearer.
In the answer to which you refer, we wanted to make clear that if the customer uses the ZWO-T-Aapter which gives a backfocus of 17.5mm, he can use the VariLock variable T-adapter to get a complete distance of 55mm from the T-2-collar.
So, if you have a camera with T-2-thread and 6.5mm of backfocus (with the T-2-thread), you ned an adapter with a length of 48.5mm. This can be done with a combination of Baader T-2 / 15 mm Extension Tube (T-2 part #25A) # 1508154 and Baader VariLock 46, lockable T-2 ExtensionTube 29-46mm (T-2 part #25V) # 2956946, which is set to 33.5mm.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Aug 19, 2019 12:20:00 PM
I am interested on 2" MPCC Mark III Coma corrector, but I have a Sony Alpha 900 Full Frame camera. Even though I understand I can use it "as it comes" with some vignetting, I wonder what else would I need in order to fit it not with the normal T2 but with the 48mm option to get (supposely) full coverage.
I have seen that the T2 adapter I already have include something very similar to this (
https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/baader-m48-spacer-ring-for-mpcc-iii--protective-eos-t-ring.html), so I wonder if I can just use the T2 adapter I have without that, or if I would need a different one, for example "Baader Wide-T-Ring Sony Alpha and Minolta Maxxum with D52i to T-2 and S52" (not sure if this is the one I have)
I am afraid once I have ordered the corrector I might end up needing something else...
Question by: Juan Gonzalez on May 28, 2020 10:59:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
This will probably not work, because the diameters of the insets of T-rings are not standardized – the adapter ring will probably not fit into your existing T-ring.
Vignetting which is caused by the T-thread (M42x0.75) can be removed with a Wide-T-Ring, but it may also be caused by the camera bayonet, so please check if a wider T-ring will actually be of use, or if the camera is the problem.
Please also note that Sony uses two bayonets, one is compatible with Minolta and the other one is the E-bayonet.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on May 29, 2020 10:49:00 AM
Hi there, I purchased this Corrector to use with my 600D canon and the 8"/1000FL Saxon Newtonian. I still have coma in the corners on the images despite it saying pin point across the field. Am I doing something wrong? I have the T-adaptor for the canon 600D
Question by: Adam Pickering on Dec 1, 2021 9:04:00 AM | 1 Answer(s)
If coma does not get corrected, in 100% of all cases the distance from the corrector to the chip-plane is wrong.
It must be 55 mm - possibly the T-ring is non-standard.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Dec 2, 2021 10:00:00 AM
Please can I ask if I use an MPCC, a Baader Flip II, and a UFC (four pieces, T2 in and out) Is my desired Backfocus of 55mm inclusive of the whole stack, i.e do I subtract the BF of the Flip Mirror, the UFC and the connectors from the 55mm and only add what I need to total to that Distance?
Question by: Christopher Edwards on Jan 28, 2022 4:15:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
The MPCC requires a distance of 55mm (+/-1mm) between its T-thread and the camera sensor - that is exactly the length of a DSLR with standard T-ring. If you place additional accessories behind the MPCC, the distance between camera sensor and MPCC must still be 55mm. The FlipMirror has got a length of 59mm if you use T-2 or M48 adapters, it is already too long to fit between camera and MPCC. The RCC I, Rowe Coma Corrector # 2956800 has got a larger back focus and might be better suited for this.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jan 31, 2022 12:28:00 PM
Can the MPCC be used with the Hyperion Zoom 2.25x Barlow lens for imaging? I can use the Focusing Eyepiece Holder and Varilock combination to connect them, but will this actually work and if so, what length should I set between the MPCC and Barlow?
Question by: Alex on Mar 12, 2020 9:21:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
The MPCC is an tool for Deep Sky photography with Newtonian telescopes. It not designed for use with an Barlow lens that you normally use for high power photos or visual observations mainly of Solar System objects. The barlow lens would magnify the middle of the field wich is mostly coma free anyway. We suggest to work with the Hyperion Zoom and Barlow lens and without MPCC.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Mar 13, 2020 2:40:00 PM
I have purchased a Baader MPCC Multi Purpose Coma Corrector Mark III for use with my Celestron CN-8 f/5 8 inch Newtonian reflector. I am using a Canon 1100D DSLR and standard Canon T-Ring adapter. When these are attached they are then attached to the tube using the Celestron 2 inch eyepiece adapter.
The problem I am having is that I cannot get the camera to focus using the MPCC and 2 inch eyepiece adapter. I am at the limit of the telescope focuser which cannot move the camera near enough to the focal point of the telescope.
I would have thought that the MPCC/Canon/Celestron combination would be a common one yet it doesn't work.
Do you have any suggestions how this could be solved? For example, are you aware of a shorter 2 inch eyepiece being available? Is there an attachment that can fit in to the threads at the front/inside of the MPCC which would replace the 2 inch eyepiece and allow the camera sensor to reach the focal point?
Thanks.
Question by: Neil Giblin on Oct 23, 2018 7:20:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
This is indeed a special case. The Celestron's C8N Newton uses the T-2-thread under the 1.25" adapter to bring the camera close enough to the telescope (a camera requires ca 55mm more back-focus than an eyepiece). But this included T-2-adapter doesn't give you the option to mount any coma corrector in front of it.
We do have a S57-ClickLock (Skywatcher / Celestron) #2956257 which should fit into your focuser and is only 30mm long - maybe this saves you enough backfocus, perhaps in combination with moving the main mirror some mm upwards with its collimation screws.
On the other hand, we had no reclamations about the MPCC with a Newton concerning focus so far, maybe because most astrographers tend to replace the simple focuser with a better model like the 2" BDS-NT Baader Diamond Steeltrack Focuser # 2957230, anyway. But to mount it onto the C8N, you'd have to drill some holes into the tube, as shown in the installation video on the product site.
I'm sorry that Celestron's Newton doesn't provide a possibility to use photographic 2" accessories in a better way.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Oct 24, 2018 9:13:00 AM
I have 2'' MPCC Mark III and 2 cameras
DSLR Sony SLT-A99 and CCD QHY695A (according to FAQ back focus is 33mm without off axis guider and 46mm with off axis guider)
I already have Adapter ring from M48 to Sony Alpha bajonet
What adapters do I need to properly connect MPCC to each camera to ensure best coma correction.
Thanks!
Question by: Alexey on Sep 7, 2019 1:53:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
This depends on the adapter... If your Sony M48-adapter is *not* a slim version, but instead provides the standard distance of 55mm between flange and camera sensor, then you need an additional 1.5-3.5mm of distance (57.5 +/-1mm is the optimum).
You can achieve this e.g. with M48 finetuning rings:
https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/m48-fine-adjustment-rings-(03--05--1-mm)---aluminium.html
The preferred 2.5mm could be reached with two 1mm and one .5mm ring.
For the QHY with its smaller sensor, you can use the T-2-thread. To achieve the desired 55mm, you need 9mm +/-1 with the autoguider.
You can create a 10mm-extension (which is close enough) from
Baader T-2 Conversion (Ring T-2 Part #: 34) # 2958110
and
Baader T-2/T-2 Inverter Ring (T-2 Part #: 26) # 1508025
For the QHY without the autoguider, you can use
Baader VariLock 29, lockable T-2 ExtensionTube 20-29mm with spanner tool (T-2 part #25Y) # 2956929
and set it o 22mm.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Sep 9, 2019 4:29:00 PM
Is the required 55mm distance to the coma corrector measured from the front of the focal reducer or from the location of the CMOS sensor inside the camera housing?.
Question by: David Lloyd-Jones on Mar 14, 2018 1:36:00 AM | 1 Answer(s)
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Mar 14, 2018 8:34:00 AM
I would like to use this coma corrector for a 10" f/5 dobsonian mostly with the following eyepieces: 2" Televue Nagler 31mm, ES100 20mm (both of these focus with minimum focuser extension). I see you display the ES100 20mm used with this coma corrector with no extension and attached directly to the eyepiece. I also have ES92 17mm and 12mm eyepieces. How are these attached and do they require extensions?
Question by: Neil Folberg on Jan 5, 2022 9:52:00 AM | 1 Answer(s)
Unfortunately, we can't find information about the position of the field stop and the length of the nosepiece on the website of Explore Scientific, too. We had access to the eyepiece shown in the manual, but we do not have all eyepieces, as we don't sell Explore Scientific.
Maybe you can ask ES if these eyepieces are the same or similar to the one shown in our manual?
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jan 7, 2022 1:36:00 PM
How would I go about using the MPCC Mark III with a Sony A7s (which is a mirrorless DSLR)? Thanks!
Question by: John Hawk on Feb 24, 2018 5:06:00 AM | 1 Answer(s)
Can I use the MPCC Mark III coma corrector with a Baader Hyperion Universal Zoom Mark IV, 8-24mm eyepiece and/or Baader zero-tolerance protective Canon DSLR T-Ring T-2/M48 ?
Question by: eric Mutschele on Sep 15, 2019 5:19:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
I want to use the full aperture of my D810A with the MPCCIII on a Meade f/4 Schmidt-Newtonian. What adapters to I need to achieve the ideal backfocal distance?
Question by: Kevin Walsh on Aug 19, 2019 4:12:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
The flange distance is 55mm for T-2 (so any standard T-2-ring will do) or 58mm for the M48-thread.
For a full-frame-camera, we recommend using the M48-thread of the MPCC, the Baader M48 Spacer Ring for MPCC III / Protective EOS T-Ring #2458405 and Baader zero-tolerance protective Canon DSLR T-Ring T-2/M48 and 2" #2958550.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Aug 21, 2019 8:32:00 AM
Is there possibility to connect 2" eyepice? if so which connector will fit?
Question by: Mateusz on Aug 21, 2019 9:27:00 AM | 1 Answer(s)
Several people have asked about using the M48 thread for use with Nikon F to M48 Mount adapters. You suggest using the EOS adaption which is no use at all. I would like to use the MPCC's M48 with an 8300 CCD system that has a 55mm Back Focus. How critical is the 55mm Back Focus? Would it still provide a sharp flat field for an 8300 sensor (22.5mm diagonal) at 57.5mm??
Question by: Rupert Smith on Oct 22, 2019 7:11:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
The backfokus tolerance is +/-1mm.
I'm not sure if I understand your problem correctly - in M48-configuration, the MPCC needs 2mm *more* of back focus. So, if your setup has got 55mm of backfocus, you are too close to the MPCC, at a distance of 52.5mm. By adding 1.5-2mm, you get into the specified distance. You can bridge this gap e.g. with our M48 spacer rings
https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/m48-fine-adjustment-rings-(03--05--1-mm)---aluminium.html in 0.3, 0.5 and 1mm thickness. But more than about .5mm does not work - and this is only possible if the thread of your camera adapter is not recessed. Depending on how well the threads fit to each other, it might be a good idea to secure the camera with the camera strap at the telescope, so that it can't fall down.
On the other hand, if you have a camera adapter with S52-ring-dovetail, you can try the Baader M48 Spacer Ring for MPCC III / Protective EOS T-Ring # 2458405 - often, you can remove the T-2-thread and access a ring-dovetail.
But as the Nikon-F-bajonet has got a diameter of only 44mm, which is smaller than the lens of the MPCC and smaller than the sensor of the 8300, you can also use T-2 instead of M48.
To make full use of the larger diameter of M48 - e.g. for an Off-Axis-Guider or if you have a large camera bajonet - take a look at the RCC I, Rowe Coma Corrector # 2956800 which provides a much larger back focus and is designed to allow for an off-axis-guider between camera and coma corrector.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Oct 23, 2019 9:32:00 AM
Is it possible to connect the MPCC to a DT RING SP54 /M52 ?
If yes which intermediate ring should I use.?
Thank you
Question by: eric mutschele on Feb 14, 2020 5:07:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
You can use
Baader Hyperion DT-Ring SP54/M52 for DTAdapter II&III and Hyperion Eyepieces # 2958052
to get from SP54(female) to T-2 (female), then you can screw this adapter to the T-2-thread of the MPCC and have a male M52-thread on the camera/eyepiece side of the MPCC.
But please do not ask about the correct distances for a camera lens, we never tested this under the stars.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Feb 19, 2020 9:45:00 AM
I would like to connect the MPCC Mark III to a ZWO ASI1600MC-Cooled camera that has 6.5mm back focus.
Do you sell the necessary spacers to do that?
Question by: Keith Krayanek on Apr 19, 2018 4:54:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
I want a connecting ring between my Pentax K200D and the Multi Purpose Coma Corrector # 2458400. The coma corrector fits to a Newtonian telescoop from GSO (Guang Sheng Optical, Taiwan), the F4 model (reflector 200mm, focus 800mm). The only thing is that the register distance between the corrector and the filmplane must be correct for Pentax K. Registerdistance is the distance from last lenselement from a Pentax lens to the filmplane which is 45,46 millimeter.
Your website about your Baader T-ring tells, quote: “Represents the standard exact distance of 55.0mm from the front support surface of the T-ring to the image plane of the camera body forth”
Now, this 55,0mm is longer than the 45,46mm registerdistance from Pentax.
Does the ring still work and let focus?
Question by: P. Coene on Dec 29, 2016 3:49:00 PM | 1 Answer(s)
The Pentax K indeed has got a flange focal distance of ~45mm - but this in fact is the distance from the (bayonet) lens flange at the front end of the camera body itself to the sensor inside the camera.
If you use a PENTAX T-2- T-ring-adapter (for instance our item # 2408302), you gain the exact additional distance to produce the required distance of 55mm with your PENTAX camera body.
55 mm is a well established industry standard for DSLR-T-2 rings (dating back to the days of SLR-emulsion films). Accordingly the T-2-rings matching different DSLR-cameras have got different heights. This is to provide a standard lens distance for any DSLR camera body, so that also third party lenses (Tamron, Soligor a.o.) can be used on any DSLR camera.
This is the reason why the MPCC had been designed for the 55 mm focus distance.
Today the standard has "softened" somehow with the advent of mirrorless 4/3 cameras and many other imaging tools that continue to replace DSLR-cameras these days. It is the reason why we have been designing a multitude of other variable length adapters like the "Vari-Lock-system". Also many modern telescopes do require larger light cone throughput than the T-2 standard can supply. For this reason the latest design of the MPCC even can unthread the T-2 male thread and be attached with the outer M48 thread supplied at the camera-end of the MPCC. However, finding the right parts for producing the correct sensor-distance is somewhat trickier than using the well established T-2 standard.
Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Jan 9, 2017 8:51:00 AM