Camcorder & mount

Hey all, Has anyone made or bought any hardware to mount a small camcorder to a reflector? Any tips on doing this? I've shot the moon and planets with our old humungous camcorder in the past, had to set it on a tripod and point it at the eyepeice. Now we purchased a small high 8 sony and would love to just mount it and get some good moon and planet footage. Any success stories? Thanks, Ron

Try Kens rings. He's listed on the Astro Mart home page.
Roger

There are numerous adapters made by Scopetronix, Televue and others to fit the threading on a camcorder or digital camera (usually the threading on sony handycams is 37mm). Orion also makes a "SteadyPix" universal camera mount that will clamp around the eyepiece to secure the camera. I would combine both devices to secure a camcoder since they are a bit heavier than the smaller digital cameras. The main question with this setup is how sturdy is your focuser? If it isn't very sturdy, a support that clamps onto the main telescope tube will be required so that there is no risk of failiure.

Joplin