 | The new Microstage is a further development of existing digi-clamps. Comfort of use and mechanical stability was very important. Characteristics:
- Very big jaws: 1¼", 2" and zoom eyepieces can be clamped.
- Smooth but precise locking
- Die camera can be adjusted precisely to the optical axis. Especially with cheap digi-clamps, this is difficult.
- Solid crafted from aluminium.
With which models can the microstage be used?
With the Microstage you can adapt your camera to nearly any optical device: Telescopes, Spotting Scopes, Binoculars, Microscopes...
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The Microstage in its bag
| The Microstage is very compact:
Folded together, the microstage needs nearly no space. It can be stowed even in small accessory cases.
Very accurate camera adjustment
Many cheap digi-clamps are not able to align the camera exacly to the optical axis of the eyepiece. Often the are tilted some degrees back because of their weight. The result are unsharp pictures. |
The Microstage with a spotting scope
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The Baader Microstage is precisely machined from massive aluminium and ensures the camera's accurate position.
The camera can be flipped easily:
A special advantage of the Microstage: The camera can be flipped in and out. So you can switch from observing to photographing within seconds with keeping the camera's alignment.
This precision is not reached by most of the other solutions. |
The Microstage mounted on an astronomical telescope
| Optimal camera setting:
If possible, switch off the auto focus, set the objective manually to infinity (∞) and the zoom to a medium position.
How do I work with the Microstage?
-- Fix the Microstage on the eyepice of your system and attach the camera with the ¼" tripod thread on the Microstage.
-- Use both the adjustments in both axes in order to move the camera objective as close as possible to the eyepiece. Notice that the glass elements must not touch each other. |
Example for use with a binocular | -- Engage the axis locks and the camera positon is fixed.
-- Now position the desired object in the camera's field of view and adjust the zoom until you have the widest field possible. Eventually, make a test photo.
-- Now you can flip the camera out of the axis and observe visually by loosening only one screw.
-- When you find an interesting object, just flip the camera back into position and take a picture! |
