I looked through that thread at 4/3rds Photo again and there isn't really a photo of the whole power adapter. Since most of the Evolts don't have an external...
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rich.shippee
Jan 3, 2010 8:23 pm
Thanks a lot for the info. Im going to try to build one as soon as I can. Where can the battery case be picked up? It would be nice if radio shack had that as...
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j_minnerath
Jan 3, 2010 8:38 pm
I got the LBH-1 from B&H Photo. Radio Shack stores usually have a selection of chokes, I just picked out one that looked like it would fit over the wire I was...
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rbohnenstiehl
Jan 5, 2010 3:47 am
Not sure about the cold and the battery. My E510 battery last me several hours in the cold. It could be the camera itself doesnt like the cold and something...
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Niall J. Saunders
njsgps
Jan 5, 2010 12:51 pm
Hi Ray, I disagree with your comment that NiMH batteries exhibit the same memory effect as the notoriously bad NiCd batteries. What plagues a NiMH battery is a...
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andysoup
Jan 26, 2010 11:18 pm
Hello all I'm completely new to all this and I dont know the terminology so, sorry for my poor vocabulary. I have just bought an Olympus E-420 and I have a...
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keef
keef_direneed
Jan 27, 2010 12:30 am
Hi Andy. well the 1st thing you'll need is a T-mount to 4/3rds adapter for your camera (plenty of cheap ones on Ebay). This allows the camera to be mounted to...
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Robert McFetridge
rmcfet1ca
Jan 27, 2010 1:23 am
There are a couple of ways to deal with connecting your camera ( I have a E420 too) to your telescope. The easiest is to get an adapter that threads over the...
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Robert McFetridge
rmcfet1ca
Jan 27, 2010 1:28 am
I should have mentioned camera shake as well. Its really important to deal with. I also found a very inexpensive cable release on ebay. It was from China and...
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frodriguez120362
frodriguez12...
Jan 27, 2010 5:15 pm
Andy I have an E410, what I did instead of the release cable was to find a remote on Ebay, cost me like $15 with shipping. It is a chinese version not original...
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KEM MASTER
kem_009
Jan 27, 2010 7:12 pm
Hi Andy, Â One of the problems you will encounter straight off is, IMO, your 'manual' telescope - which I assume to mean you are lacking any kind of automatic...
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frodriguez120362
frodriguez12...
Jan 27, 2010 8:31 pm
100% in agreement. One other suggestion is that no matter where you are located (I hope) there should be an Astronomy Club or a Amateur Astronomers Assoc. near...
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andysoup
Jan 28, 2010 2:07 am
Hello, Thank you both for your replies, So I guess I'll need something like this: ...
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keef
keef_direneed
Jan 28, 2010 2:38 am
Yes Andy. both of those products will do fine. You could use the delay if you wish but remember the earth is turning and everything up there is moving...
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Mark
connollym54
Jan 29, 2010 1:33 am
I purchased a Yongno MC-36b-01 remote on E-Bay about a year ago and it worked great. I've taken a few thousand photos with it. Now the camera does not...
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jimmyjujames
Jan 31, 2010 9:01 pm
http://www.cncsupplyinc.com/ On the left side, Click OLYMPUS 4/3 May cost more but it's a one piece 4/3's to 2" adapter. I like mine on my E-300. jimmy...
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Arthur Bogard
kingarthur10
Jan 31, 2010 10:11 pm
I figure I'll throw a quick tip in focusing the telescope when using a camera. I almost always do the focusing with live-view (with boost turned on). It's...
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jimmyjujames
Feb 1, 2010 11:56 am
Hello Arthur Which of the following equipment setups are you talking about? I have an E-300 at prime focus on a f4.7 10" Newtonian. If I focus on a star and...
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KEM MASTER
kem_009
Feb 1, 2010 8:26 pm
Has anybody made good use of a Hartmann Mask or a Bahtinov Mask? I have been meaning to construct a Bahtinov Mask but got too lazy... (my E500 don't have...
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dan_x@...
dan_ftuser
Feb 1, 2010 8:58 pm
Hi Paul, a bahtinov mask works perfect, even if it is not perfectly built. Without live view you need some minutes, about 5-10 test shots of 30sec each using a...
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KEM MASTER
kem_009
Feb 1, 2010 9:06 pm
Thanks Daniel, much appreciated. ... From: dan_x@... <dan_x@...> Subject: Re: [Olympus_Digital_SLR_Astrophotography] Re: camera - telescope connection ...
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j_minnerath
Feb 1, 2010 10:18 pm
For perfect, one time focus, live view or no; the best tool is the STI CVF with the 300LPI ronchi screen. Not a cheap tool, but focus is perfect and takes all...
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andysoup
Feb 2, 2010 4:07 am
Thanks to everyone for your advice and comments. I have already bought a tube converter for the telescope and I'm waiting for the camera T-mount from e-bay,...
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ian matterson
ian.indursley
Feb 2, 2010 4:10 am
Hi Paul, I followed the instructions from the web site below, i used photograph quality paper for its thickness, after printing the template i laminated and...
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rich.shippee
Feb 14, 2010 1:23 am
I just took two pictures, one in TIF and one in raw or ORF mode. Im trying to get DSS to work with my E-500 and was asked to provide a TIF and ORF file. I set...
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Peter
ozships
Feb 14, 2010 4:52 am
Hi, the ORF file contains colour components in a bayer pattern. Someone with more knowledge will be able to confirm the exact details of the Olympus camera,...
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seymoor nates
mikemcoo
Feb 14, 2010 7:00 pm
Should be a button in your menu. On my e-410 it's the second button down in the first tier. You might go online to OLY and d'load the operator's manual for...
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parrish_skies
Feb 21, 2010 8:09 pm
Hello Group, Until a few months back I was using my E500 via wireless remote while my camera was primed or piggybacked on my 8" newtontian. Then, just days...
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dragonsvioletflame
dragonsviole...
Feb 22, 2010 5:23 pm
I believe u have to select to update the firmware, so if u have not then it probably is not. Check to see what version u have, and what version is out their to...
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bgibastro2001
Feb 24, 2010 3:16 am
Unless you are using Olympus Studio to control the camera shutter via USB cable it should not affect the wireless remote. You probably just deactivated the...
