Celestron 93625 Universal 1.25-inch Camera T-Adapter

by Celestron

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.8 x 2.1 x 1.9 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000665V6
• Item model number: 93625
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #1 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Telescope Accessories > Photo Adapters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 20, 2006

Product Description

Fits (drop in style) any type of telescope that uses a 1.25" focuser or visual back. Allows you to attach your 35mm SLR camera to the prime focus of your telescope or spotting scope. Both a T-Adapter and T-Ring are required to mount a 35mm SLR camera to your instrument.

Customer Reviews

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, faulty product description, July 21, 2008

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Zak Rudy "muzak" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron 93625 Universal 1.25-inch Camera T-Adapter (Electronics)

T-adapters can turn your telescope into an amazing telephoto lens and this one will work with any that have a 1.25" visual back. This piece has a 1.25" inserting slip connector which replaces the Star Diagonal on your telescope and the title given by Celestron is entirely misleading, it refers to a generic measurement of an inch (actually 1.25"). The faulty description continues in the product description: it WILL NOT FIT .96" visual backed telescopes such as the Celestron C90, or the Nexstar 4GT. In that case you'll need this part Celestron 93635-A T-Adapter for NexStar 4GT Those telescopes have a .96" visual back and the T-adapter has a female ring which screws over the visual back.

In either case you still need a T-Ring to connect to your camera, be careful there too as there are now ones for 58mm digital cameras that are larger than the older 35mm.

Getting Amazon to change these descriptions is difficult so hopefully this review can correct it.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not compatible with Newtonian reflectors, January 11, 2010

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D. Fisher - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron 93625 Universal 1.25-inch Camera T-Adapter (Electronics)

The description for this product does not mention that using this T adapater will not allow the camera to focus on many Newtonian reflectors because the adapter basically extends the focuser and will not allow it to travel in far enough to achieve focus with the camera.

There are a few fixes for this. First, check the focuser on the scope to see if the eyepiece holder will unscrew and allow you to screw the camera's adapter directly to it. If not, you can purchase a 2x barlow (Celestron item # 93640) that includes a T-adaptor on it or a zoom lens with threads for a filter that will also allow you to directly attach your camera adapter such as Celestron's 8mm - 24mm item # 93230. Obviously, including a lens in the equation magnifies the image which you may or may not want.

The most expensive and intrusive is to replace the focuser with an aftermarket focuser that will allow this to work.

Other than the fact that it was not directly compatible with my scope, the quality of the T adapter was very good which is typical for Celestron products.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works with telescope adjustment, November 10, 2007

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Timothy A. Graupmann (Monroe, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron 93625 Universal 1.25-inch Camera T-Adapter (Electronics)

This product screws into the T-ring and hooks to my Canon Rebel-XTI as expected. The product attaches to my telescope as expected. Unforunately, I could not focus as is. The telescope required adjusting the mirror position to perfect the focus. So I learned something. Connected to a Tasco Luminova telescope.