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Best camera for moon pictures?
Hi all...
As usual, the choices are abundantly confusing.... Any opinions on the best camera choice under $500 for moon pictures? I want sharp images. What about best deep sky under $1000? Thanks for your opinions! Doink |
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Any good SLR is good enough for photographs. It's the other things that could
make it difficult to get consistently sharp images - seeing, scope optics, tracking, et al. Same for digital cameras, although I'd add that I recommend a least over 3 megapixels, and 4 for good results. -- Sincerely, --- Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It don't mean a thing unless it has that certain "je ne sais quoi" Duke Ellington ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Doink" wrote in message ... Hi all... As usual, the choices are abundantly confusing.... Any opinions on the best camera choice under $500 for moon pictures? I want sharp images. What about best deep sky under $1000? Thanks for your opinions! Doink |
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The camera is almost completely irrelevant, as long as it's light-tight, and contains something sensitive to light. A decent focusing screen is useful. The optics between the camera and the target are another matter entirely. I've taken my best moon pictures with a 40 year old Pentax Spotmatic SLR that I bought for 20 bucks. But hooked up to a 5" Synta achromat, which cost rather more... Laura Halliday VE7LDH "Que les nuages soient notre Grid: CN89mg pied a terre..." ICBM: 49 16.05 N 122 56.92 W - Hospital/Shafte |
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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:08:14 -0800, "Doink" wrote:
Hi all... As usual, the choices are abundantly confusing.... Any opinions on the best camera choice under $500 for moon pictures? I want sharp images. What about best deep sky under $1000? That one's a no brainer- the Canon 300D (Digital Rebel). Nothing is really better without going to a proper, cooled, B&W CCD camera made for astroimaging. In fact, with the 300D now available for under $700, it is getting into the price range you proposed just for the lunar camera. _________________________________________________ Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com |
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EXCELLENT!!!!! THAT SHOWS ME SOMETHING!!!!! EXCELLENT IMAGES
"JATO @jatobservatory.org" jatoNo-Spam wrote in message ... On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:08:14 -0800, "Doink" wrote: Hi all... As usual, the choices are abundantly confusing.... Any opinions on the best camera choice under $500 for moon pictures? I want sharp images. What about best deep sky under $1000? Thanks for your opinions! Doink This one was taken with a $1500 Canon 10D http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler...oon_3qtrs.html These were taken with $149 Meade LPI http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler...es/Moon33.html http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler...s/Moon12p.html Some Planet pics http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler.../Saturn3b.html http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler...piter-10p.html Caution don't try these without a solar filter http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler...es/Sun23p.html http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler...es/Sun15p.html http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler...des/Sun15.html http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler...rProm1LPI.html http://www.jatobservatory.org/Galler...rProm3LPI.html -JATO http://jatobservatory.org |
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Doink wrote: Hi all... As usual, the choices are abundantly confusing.... Any opinions on the best camera choice under $500 for moon pictures? I want sharp images. Hi: The "best" is highly subjective...but I'll tell you what I use, and what has been highly effective on the Moon for me, the Meade LPI (with K3CCD Tools v2 as the control program). Peace, Rod |
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Been struggling with SAC7 or LPI...
Thanks Rod Doink "RMOLLISE" wrote in message oups.com... Doink wrote: Hi all... As usual, the choices are abundantly confusing.... Any opinions on the best camera choice under $500 for moon pictures? I want sharp images. Hi: The "best" is highly subjective...but I'll tell you what I use, and what has been highly effective on the Moon for me, the Meade LPI (with K3CCD Tools v2 as the control program). Peace, Rod |
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Great Moon pictures can be taken with just about any digicam, although
ones that allow you to set the shutter speed to fast, fraction of a second, times are better. Even handheld shots *can* come out well. The crucial ingredients to good Moon pictures are mostly non-camera related. You certainly don't have to spend $500, or even $300, to get good shots. One key factor is a secure camera-to- eyepiece attachment (think Scopetronix digicam adapter that directly mates the two). Another important element is sharp focusing (tweak the scope's eyepiece just so) (here bigger LCDs can help, or camera out to monitor). Also be sure to take pictures on nights of better seeing and at the appropriate magnification. Otherwise, you're setting yourself up for blurry shots. You don't need to worry about the megapixels either-- unless you want to blow your picture up to huge dimensions. Heck, I even have some decent handheld snapshots taken with a $50 Palm Pix--- the now discontinued, very low-res add-on to Palms. If they can turn out okay shots, just about anything can. Larry Stedman Vestal |
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