Celestron – Smartphone Adapter for Telescope, Binoculars & Spotting Scopes – Capture Images & Video Through Your Optics – Simple, Durable, Metal Body - Compact and Travel-Friendly

Ready to use out if the box. Well constructed. It's easy to use and has a very precise mechanism which allows the user to align the camera to the eyepiece. Can be used with binoculars, telescopes and microscopes. It would be better if it were constructed from a lighter weight metal. Make sure that the 1.77 in capacity for the diameter of your eyepiece is enough. My binoculars had a 1.5 inch eyepiece, however the rubber eyecups brought the diameter to just over the maximum capacity of the unit. If your eye pieces are 1.5 in and have rubber cups, then I recommend that you purchase the Celestron - NexYZ DX Kit - 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter. I am awaiting delivery of one of these models today which allows for up to 2 inch eyepieces. I will continue to use my present unit for my microscope and my telescope.

This smartphone adapter for the celestron binoculars was difficult to get the hang of at first, but so worth it. We took it on our trip to Alaska and it allowed us to see so much wildlife we wouldn't otherwise have been able to see. We were able to take pictures through it, but also zoom in with our phones to see more. It was well worth it even after getting the hang of it. Don't get too frustrated, just keep messing with it until you can get it right. The only annoying part was trying to switch between phones because you had to readjust all settings because the camera locations are different on different phones.

last night i used this adapter to take these two pics of saturn and jupiter, (screencapped from videos), but i will say that the only thing that made me able to do this, was the fact that there was a nice bright street light nearby for me to point my telescope at, so that i could get my phone camera perfectly lined up with the eyepiece lens, because otherwise there is no way to do it at all, because the darkness you see when pointing your phone's camera at the black plastic surrounding the lens, and pointing straight into the lens at nothing, look the same. this isn't necessarily a flaw of the product, just a flaw of the overall idea, and no, i can't think of a practical and reliable way to solve the problem aside from just pointing it at something bright and unmoving while you get it lined up. another problem, which isn't a problem with the product but is still something annoying to consider, is that smartphones have power and volume buttons on the side most of the time. if your phone is like mine, you can only line up the camera with the eyepiece by clamping the mount on your phone so that the volume buttons are being pressed down. it is possible to mount it lightly enough that they aren't being pressed, but it makes for a very tenuous mounting situation because your phone isn't being held very securely, and you're supposed to mount your phone in it without a case on your phone. overall it just seems like a recipe for a disaster waiting to happen. so yeah, do with this information what you will.

I like that metal part that attach to the eyepiece is metal and feels really sturdy, however the phone adapter is another story, specially the knob to tighten your smartphone. It just broke in less than a month, so disappointed right now because I love this brand.

All these reviews saying it doesn't work for centerline cameras probably shouldn't be attempting any sort of amateur astronomy, since you'll need to master the subtle art of knob turning to adjust your tripod, and screw in eyepieces. It's rough, but there are several adjustment knobs to ensure proper fit. You turn it, and tighten it, and WOAH! The impossible centerline camera is lined up. On the subject of button pushing, you've got the option to extend the arm to avoid buttons. First attempt I managed to set it up with my buttons on my OnePlus 7 covered, and, bear with me here I know it may seem insane, but you don't HAVE to cinch it to hulk grip strength. You can secure it even with power button covered without pushing it. There are three adjustments available to ensure centering. I know critical thinking skills are getting harder to come by these days, but HONESTLY. If it doesn't line up first try, you assess. See where it needs to be and then with simple logic figure out which of these three adjustments you'll need to make. Then unscrew, adjust, and tighten. Wait for it I'm about to blow some minds. I also included a picture of a Galaxy s8 secured into the holder centered and all. And you thought it couldn't be done Also whoever said it was cheap plastic was obviously feeling a bit salty over their failures facing off with the plethora of knobs. It's surprisingly heavy.

I got this as part of a bundle with a pair of Celestron binoculars. Its nearly impossible to attach it correctly on your own, it really needs a third hand to attach (one to hold the binoculars, one to hold the phone in the exact right position, and a third to tighten the back screw). Some other negatives: - The space between the eyepiece holder and the phone mount point is to shallow. For the Celestron binoculars that it came with, attaching the eyepiece holder securely to the eyepiece, the eye cups stick out further than the phone mount bed, so the phone can't be attached flat against the bed. - As mentioned above, it really takes 3 hands to correctly mount to binoculars. Might not be a problem with a telescope, but it was bundled with binoculars, so I expected it to work with them. - As you tighten the back screw to keep the phone in the right place, even if you're careful tightening it causes it to tilt the phone slightly. This adjusts the phone's view, making it not centered unless you take that into account with the phone's position before tightening it. - The rubber mount points for both the eyepiece and phone are not soft enough. If you tighten it too much, you can break your binoculars or phone. The adapter would be 1000x better if the phone placement adjuster didn't allow the phone to move freely, and instead worked similar to the phone bed screw, where tightening/loosening it would adjust its position.

Works on telescope. Learn how to adjust. Simple.

Leí muchas reseñas, de todas las calificaciones, hoy recibí el adaptador y puedo afirmar: - Funciona para la mayoría de móviles, sin importar si la cámara está a la izquierda, al centro o a la derecha. Muchas opiniones decían que para cámaras ubicadas al centro no funcionaba, falso, si funciona. - No es difícil de configurar, con anterioridad vi un video de un compatriota colombiano que me dio las pautas principales a tener en cuenta. 1. Verificar cual es la cámara principal del móvil, 2. de día enfocar con el telescopio un punto medianamente lejano, 3- quitar el ocular e instalarlo en el adaptador, 4- poner el móvil en el adaptador y asegurarlo sin afectar botones del móvil. 5- Luego encender la cámara y mover el brazo del adaptador con el móvil instalado hasta cuando en la pantalla del móvil aparezca un circulo perfecto y blanco, en ese punto asegurar el brazo del adaptador con el perno correspondiente. 6- Colocar el conjunto, adaptador y móvil, en el telescopio. Funciona. Mi primera foto, faltó foco, otra recomendación del video es hacer esto de día, lo hice de noche. - Muchas reseñas negativas hablaban del problema del perno que asegura el móvil al adaptador, se rompía a la primera, yo estaba prevenido y lo aseguré con cuidado, no se rompió y estaré pendiente a ver como se desempeña en el futuro. En resumen me parece un buen producto, no es perfecto, las soluciones más profesionales son considerablemente más costosas y es adecuado como un primer paso hacia la astrofotografía. Desde el hermoso Caribe colombiano feliz noche.

Si abbina perfettamente al cannocchiale celestron

STABLE ON THE TELESCOPE RIGID PLASTIC WELL MADE

Screw cap fell off and unable to fix it back. Total dud.

very easy to use and set up could do with more sturdiness but i think the more you use it you can get all the angles correct and be easy to use.

Am Anfang etwas schwierig, Funktioniert aber einwandfrei wenn man herausgefunden hat wie. Bei einem Mikroskop ist es ohne Halter unmöglich, gute Bilder zu machen.