Alain, I don't recommend either camera for astrophotography. And I wish Olympus cared enough to ask me why. The IR filter is so aggressive that the response to...
1506
John
j_minnerath
Aug 29, 2008 2:30 am
Are you still thinking about getting the 410 modified Alec? Hutech still wants 500 bucks for the job, too steep for me. I wish some knowledgeable person would...
1507
Alec Kennedy
pan3dpan
Aug 29, 2008 4:34 am
John, I only have an E-3 now, sold the E-410 because of the IR filter problem. Also was stuck with an E-3 (couldn't sell it without losing too much money, so...
1508
John
j_minnerath
Aug 29, 2008 5:23 pm
Hello Alec, I think the Kodak CCD on the E1,300, and 500 is the best chip Oly used for our purposes. From what I read in Wrotniaks articles, the Panasonic NMOS...
1509
Franciszek Cesarski
tincanandstring
Aug 30, 2008 6:22 am
My first try hooking a camera to a telescope... http://www.photoastronomy.com/oly1/ The shot at the bottom of that page caused me to buy an Orion 100mm f6 this...
1510
Alec Kennedy
pan3dpan
Aug 30, 2008 7:18 am
Frank, You've been having an interesting time. Well done. What mount are you using, tracking or tracking plus guiding ? Cheers, Alec...
1511
CHRIS BROWN
chris266927
Aug 30, 2008 1:55 pm
might be interested in this folks http://e-group.uk.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2689 ... Chris [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
1512
Franciszek Cesarski
tincanandstring
Aug 30, 2008 3:42 pm
Thanks, Alec. The mount is a Skyview Deluxe, I got it on ebay with an RA motor and polar scope for under $150, a third of that shipping. I've had it about a...
1513
Alain OLIVIER
aldo6469
Aug 30, 2008 5:25 pm
Hello, Did you see that: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=28662582 http://www.maxmax.com/ I did not contact them but I plan to do...
1514
John
j_minnerath
Aug 30, 2008 6:31 pm
Frank, If you're getting a lag in RA response, or in DEC too, it's improper adjustment of the worm shaft to worm gear. I'll dig up a link to easy to understand...
1515
Franciszek Cesarski
tincanandstring
Aug 30, 2008 11:13 pm
Thanks, John, I need to get some lithium grease and take it apart anyway. Frank...
1516
John
j_minnerath
Aug 31, 2008 12:18 am
Don't use any of the Lithiums Frank, a lot of them react adversely with aluminum parts. See if you can find some Super Lube, it's a synthetic teflon based ...
1517
John
j_minnerath
Aug 31, 2008 2:46 pm
Has anyone used this lens for any astrophotography? It's at least semi affordable as new and with ~90° FOV might be great for wide field imaging. It must have...
1518
Alec Kennedy
pan3dpan
Aug 31, 2008 11:18 pm
John, That was my favorite lens for wide field pix. In my folder, 3dpan, the Milky Way Panorama is a two-frame stitch at 11mm. (Somewhere in my files is a...
1519
John
j_minnerath
Sep 1, 2008 1:07 am
Alec, I had forgotten about that panorama and didn't go back through your album. You took the Milky Way panorama at 11mm with the lens wide open? Very nice...
1520
Alec Kennedy
pan3dpan
Sep 1, 2008 3:20 am
John, What color balance did you set on the camera ? Daylight usually works for me. Your Milky Way pic is showing banding. That's the same as I got the first...
1521
John
j_minnerath
Sep 1, 2008 7:10 pm
Alec I put a pic of the 3 big Tamrons I have in my album.I think the one of the lens mounted on the NGT framework is the 300 f2.8. The pic shows their relative...
1522
Alain OLIVIER
aldo6469
Sep 2, 2008 12:06 pm
Hello Alec, ... Yes. :-) ... Thank you very much for these infos. Too bad for Olympus but I finally and seriously plan to but a Canon 40D Baader very soon for...
1523
Franciszek Cesarski
tincanandstring
Sep 2, 2008 2:31 pm
I built a 5" Newt last montb with ebay and Home Depot parts. The first thing I wanted to do after I saw that it worked with an eyepiece was to connect my...
1524
John
j_minnerath
Sep 2, 2008 5:01 pm
Frank, Try this one: http://arnholm.org/astro/index.htm Go to his GPDX re-greasing article. Most GEMs have a similar worm shaft setup. Just skip through it all...
1525
John
j_minnerath
Sep 2, 2008 6:37 pm
Hi Frank, Yup, a lot of people have trouble understanding why they can't focus a camera on a Newt they've been using visually. Mine has 3 different attachment...
1526
John
j_minnerath
Sep 2, 2008 7:08 pm
Frank, I took your picture of Vega and tweaked it a little in Photo Shop Elements. You can see some stars that came out even in the single shot you took and...
1527
Franciszek Cesarski
tincanandstring
Sep 3, 2008 8:36 pm
Thanks, John, I'll have to read about collimation and check it some other way besides just looking down the empty focuser and seeing pretty good concentricity....
1528
Alec Kennedy
pan3dpan
Sep 3, 2008 10:32 pm
Frank, In my folder, 3dpan, are 3 images of M31 (Andromeda Galaxy), just to illustrate the difference between what comes out of DSS and then after some...
1529
Franciszek Cesarski
tincanandstring
Sep 3, 2008 11:43 pm
Phew, kinda stunning, Alec. I guess you had to know it was there in order to tease it out. I need to study more. Frank ... after...
1530
Alec Kennedy
pan3dpan
Sep 4, 2008 12:04 am
Frank, There's a lot of time to be spent on the computer after your imaging session, and it's very difficult to get advice from the people making good images....
1531
starseeker
point.singul...
Sep 4, 2008 3:25 am
I just got the new Ownuser grip. I have to say Im very pleasantly surprised on all accounts. It got here in a week-- from Hong Kong to NY, probably less than a...
1532
mopman0004
Sep 17, 2008 2:06 am
This topic came up a month or so ago. I can now report that DSL Shutter works with the e-410! I sent off a remote cable to Doug (who was great to work with!)at...
1533
Alec Kennedy
pan3dpan
Sep 17, 2008 2:12 am
Thanks Gary, That would be the best news I've heard in a long time. Cheers, Alec...
1534
John
j_minnerath
Sep 17, 2008 2:25 pm
Thanks much Gary, That's some really good information. It ought to be saved in the "files" maybe. John - In...
