Welcome to the Olympus Digital SLR Astrophotgraphy Group! The purpose of the Group is to develop astrophotgraphy techniques for the Olympus E- 1 and E-300...
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Aug 25, 2005 9:51 pm
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Olympus_Digital_SLR_A...
Aug 25, 2005 9:53 pm
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 25, 2005 10:17 pm
I have an Olympus Evolt E-300. It's a great DSLR! The first thing you need is a Four Thirds to OM Lens adapter. This allows you to use older Olympus OM series...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 27, 2005 2:59 pm
I've posted images of the Moon and my first deep sky object, M42, along with a photo of my telescope in the PHOTOS section in the BILL1550 album. I invite all...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 29, 2005 11:44 am
I am preparing a document that describes how to use IRIS to read Olympus RAW files. I will post the document to the FILES section within a few days. Clear...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 30, 2005 12:11 am
Friends, Taken from one of my earlier posts to the MyOlympus Yahoo group... I have been able to process Olympus E-300 (EVOLT) RAW files using the freeware IRIS...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 30, 2005 12:22 am
Friends, Another posting I made to MyOlympus a while ago concerning the analog to digital converter in the E300 and the camera's dynamic range... The A/D...
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boneoh
Aug 30, 2005 2:37 am
Hi, Bill. I just wanted to say 'Thanks' for starting the group and your interesting posts. I just joined the group and appreciate your work. Thanks again! Pete...
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rlonn2001
Aug 30, 2005 3:02 am
Thank you for asking me to join! Should be interesting!...
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boneoh
Aug 30, 2005 6:13 pm
Hi, everybody! Here are a few questions that I've been thinking about. I'm new to astronomy, and have modest plans for using my e-300 in the near future. I...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 12:35 am
Pete, Thanks for joining. We all look forward to your contributions. Clear skies! Bill Keicher...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 12:38 am
Bob, Your welcome! I recall your enthusiasm for the E-300 and astrophotography on MyOlympus last January. Clear skies! Bill Keicher ... ...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 1:06 am
Pete, I'm glad you have your Four-Thirds to OM adapter. It opens up a lot of possibilities. RAW + JPEG is a good choice. I know third party (Pine Tree ...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 1:24 am
Friends, A common question asked in some astrophotography forums is: "What is the equivalent eyepiece focal length for my camera?" This is a question about...
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boneoh
Aug 31, 2005 2:11 am
Hi, Bill. I've already got the battery holder, flash, and external flash holder. I'm really enjoying this camera a lot. I've taken a lot of great photos on my...
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boneoh
Aug 31, 2005 2:35 am
I found some info about the Olympus camera SDK ( software developers kit ) at http://developer.olympus.com/ I've emailed them about what it takes to get this....
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 2:40 am
Everyone, I found a link that lists camera control software at: http://www.steves-digicams.com/digsoftware_cameractrl.html No mention of the E-1 or E-300. ...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 2:48 am
Everyone, Olympus offers a software development kit for developing camera control software for ~$40. The E-1 and E-300 cameras are supported. Clear skies! ...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 2:49 am
The link is: https://emporium.olympus.com/innards/empProdDetails.asp?sku=200874-410 Bill Keicher ... control...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 3:21 am
Friends, According to the Olympus web site, Olympus Studio version 1.3 supports computer control of the E-1 and E-300. A thirty day free trial version is...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 3:41 am
Pete, In searching for software for computer control of the DSLRs, I missed this post. Nice find. Clear skies, Bill Keicher ... developers ... their ... the ...
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boneoh
Aug 31, 2005 3:01 pm
Hi, Bill B&H has the Oltmpus Studio for $99 at this time. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home? ...
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boneoh
Aug 31, 2005 3:01 pm
Here are some of the answers from Olympus: 1. Can the E-300 be controlled via the USB cable? I'm a software engineer, and was wondering if there is a way to...
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Dan Crosse
danielcrosse
Aug 31, 2005 7:45 pm
I have posted some photos for your enjoyment. I took them with my EVolt e300 DSLR camera....
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Dan Crosse
danielcrosse
Aug 31, 2005 7:46 pm
I should have noted they are in the DCrosse photo folder....
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Aug 31, 2005 11:17 pm
Dan, Beautiful images! M27 and M57 count as deep sky objects. Can you give us the details on exposure time, exposure type (RAW or ?), number of images...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Sep 1, 2005 1:21 am
Pete, Thanks for the tip. I'm going to install the free trial version of Olympus Studio 1.3. I'll let you know how it works. Clear skies! Bill Keicher ... ...
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Dan Crosse
danielcrosse
Sep 1, 2005 4:17 am
Bill, Thanks! Both pictures were taken with a Celestron CPC 800 XLT 8" SCT. The focal length of that telescope is 2032 mm. They were taken at f/6.3. The ring...
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Dan Crosse
danielcrosse
Sep 1, 2005 4:31 am
I also added a full moon shot I took a couple weeks ago. Enjoy! ... give ... of ... and ... my...
