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are there telescopes that work with cameras?

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I don't know anything about cameras or telescopes. My girlfriend has a 35mm Nikon and from our window an awesome view of the Olympic mountains and the Puget sound.
As a gift, I was thinking of getting her a telescope (or spotting scope?) that we could use to get a better look at the mountains and water and was wondering if there were such scopes to which she could also attach her camera to take pictures of the mountains up close.
In binocular speak, I'm looking for something with a greater than 30x zoom (I tried the view with one and it wasn't as close as I'd like it to be), so I don't know if just a telephoto camera lense will do the trick.
I'm hoping that such a thing exists, and that it might be available for under $150. But any information or suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks.

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heres the link to cult classics too - nigelbetts 12:48:41 04/21/04 (0)
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heres the link to 3rd party cult lenses. - nigelbetts 12:48:00 04/21/04 (0)
http://medfmt.8k.com/third/cult.html
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try this link - nigelbetts 12:42:42 04/21/04 (0)
best of luck.
the cult classics is a great site,it's just not easy to find the links thats all---spend a few days going through the maze. regards nigel.
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find the third party cult classics site - nigelbetts 12:29:32 04/21/04 (0)
they have links on the subject of building ones own astro camera set up. the whole site is great.
Re: are there telescopes that work with cameras? - Peterloplop 02:06:54 04/10/04 (1)
One possibility would be to get a telescope with a standard sized eyepiece holder and a camera adaptor. You can get these adaptors pretty cheap but it can be a fiddle getting a good focus.
My brother did this with my very cheap old telescope (a birthday present from when I was ~7) and an adaptor like the top one here. His results were pretty good considering the rubbish gear he was using (probably worth > $25 not including the camera).
I would imagine that a telephoto would give you far better results but for a lot more money.
I hope you can post some photos in the future, it would be good to see Puget sound after hearing its name so often in "Postal Service - This place is a Prison" (I used to listen to that album - Give up - almost daily).
- Re: are there telescopes that work with cameras? - imrer 23:18:00 04/11/04 (0)
  thanks. didn't know about those adapters. I'll check with a local camera shop.
  thanks again.

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