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  • Category: Astrophotography
  • Founded: Aug 25, 2005
  • Language: English
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Hi folks. I love my e510 and want to connect it to my brothers celestron c130.... Any ideas as to what I need? rod...
6 Nov 20, 2008
4:14 pm

John
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Take this with a grain of salt because I really have little experience. FWIW, I think you could get by with a "remote cable" from e-bay for $24. I would just...
5 Nov 19, 2008
4:13 pm

John
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Hi Steve, Sounds like a nice lens for "Wide-Field&quot; Astrophotography! What camera are you going to use w/ this lens? If you use a E-410, the imaging chip...
6 Nov 18, 2008
2:31 am

Alec Kennedy
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My first attempt to take long exposure was that it would not take, it focused and then nothing, the dot above the WB was flashing and thats it. Last night I...
1 Nov 17, 2008
2:05 am

dragonsvioletflame
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hello all i am new to astro photography i was woundering i got a len a while back it is a 350mm lens and at its lowest f-stop is 5.6 and largest is 32 i was...
1 Nov 16, 2008
2:53 pm

Steve Blanchette
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Hi Hubert, The only trick was that when you bring up DSLR Shutter program, up at the top of the screen on your computer will be "file" ... click that. A list...
4 Nov 3, 2008
3:04 am

Garymaupin@...
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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...
5 Nov 2, 2008
3:02 pm

hatkin4224
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It's in the Tincan Frank album. I see that Yahoo is now allowing the original to be viewed, but the format is weird. The large looks better (relatively) here....
3 Oct 13, 2008
2:05 pm

Franciszek Cesarski
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Hello, I'm new to Olympus DSLRs and was wondering what you folks think is the best t-mount (and source) for the four-thirds system. I have an E330 and access...
3 Oct 1, 2008
12:34 pm

Lanny H
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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...
8 Sep 4, 2008
3:25 am

starseeker
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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...
7 Sep 2, 2008
5:01 pm

John
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Hello, I am new to the list and a newbie in astrophoto (I started in January) and would like to submit you some of my photos made with a E-510 (and an Orion 80...
39 Sep 2, 2008
12:06 pm

Alain OLIVIER
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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...
5 Sep 1, 2008
7:10 pm

John
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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...
1 Aug 30, 2008
5:25 pm

Alain OLIVIER
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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]...
1 Aug 30, 2008
1:55 pm

CHRIS BROWN
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Hello, I tried out my E420 for the first time on Tuesday and can see a lot of red banding across the picture. It looks very bad on RAW set at ISO1600 and still...
43 Aug 26, 2008
11:25 pm

starseeker
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I posted a shot of of Perseid meteor (3:30 am 8-12-08 looking NE from eastern WA. E-410 on a fixed mount, 8 min exp,ISO 400, 28mm OM lens @ f/4). In folder...
1 Aug 15, 2008
2:17 am

mopman0004
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... Oops! http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/6923/p2150531orfversion2ea8.jpg -- http://www.alainolivier.com...
3 Aug 7, 2008
4:34 pm

dan_x@...
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Howdy all, I've managed two captures that I'm reasonably pleased with. Both taken in prime focus on a C100ED refractor, here are the links: ...
1 Aug 4, 2008
6:36 am

olyinaz
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Hi all, just posted 2 globular clusters in a photo album: "E-410 astrophotos" The live view function is really, really nice! Regards Daniel...
2 Jul 28, 2008
6:10 pm

John
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Can someone tell me how -or even if it possible- to get the Live View to display on a computer screen? Thanks Hubert...
3 Jul 25, 2008
8:55 pm

hatkin4224
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Hi John, Actually I was hoping to find out if the Stark Labs DSLR Shutter program will work with the E-410 myself. I have not found any specs relating to...
21 Jul 24, 2008
10:11 am

Alec
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Hello Joined the group and found out the 510 is not so suited for AP.  Still read postings as all photo info is good and some nice images!  Anyhoo I was...
1 Jul 22, 2008
9:25 pm

Carl Farnsworth
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Has anyone tried the E-410 with Stark Labs "DSLR Shutter" program? What cable(s)were required and how does it work? Thanks, Gary...
2 Jul 19, 2008
3:14 pm

John
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I have been using a now older Olympus 2040 for astrophotograhy. I have an attachment that allows me to fit it to the eyepiece of my 90mm ETX Meade. My E-510 is...
4 Jul 17, 2008
10:31 pm

JPra
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All, Due to the high level of spamming, I have changed the membership rule from being "open to all" to "restricted&quot; for those wishing to join this group. This...
3 Jul 16, 2008
7:40 am

Mel Dawson
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I'm having a problem with "Studio 2" locking up when I attempt to take a picture under computer control. It doesn't happen all the time, but frequently. As a...
2 Jul 10, 2008
10:47 pm

Alec
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anyone know the filter size for this lens,, seems close to a 49 but cannot measure exact,, serial # 1447255 thanks Derry Mount...
4 Jun 28, 2008
2:50 pm

John
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Now that I am Mac based I'm thinking about processing software and it seems to be between Aperture 2 (cheaper) and Lightroom (more expensive). I have seen...
2 Jun 6, 2008
10:05 am

frissenm
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I've just decided to get serious about doing astrophotography with my E- 500. What lenses have any of you gotten the best results with? Can you direct me to...
2 May 29, 2008
11:37 am

Alec
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