I spent some time with both the Carson Hookupz 2.0 and Orion SteadyPix Quick Smartphone adapters on my Meade ETX90EC. I wanted to test them inside before trying outside because I had issues focusing and zooming in. The major issue I had the first time I tried was the iPhone case I use. Once I …
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As I blogged before, I did some research into a smartphone adapter. The Carson HookUpz 2.0 arrived. I read the manual and set it up with an iPhone 5C. I tried it first with the Meade ETX and a 1.25” eyepiece. The initial image was just a circle but that makes sense considering the iPhone …
Review of Carson HookUpz 2.0 Smartphone Optics Adapter Read More »
Since I was a little disappointed in the point-and-shot camera afocal configuration on the LightBridge, I remembered seeing that there were smartphone adapters. Orion Telescope had two types. I also found a blog post with reviews. This lead me to the HookUpz 2.0 IS-200 by Carson. My first issue with the point-and-shoot configuration was the …
