Joe;  Thanks for that work and report. While I use and really really like the Oly E5 and the excellent lenses for my general photography, I have been...
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Joe Bergeron
realduskwalker
Aug 2, 2011 11:34 am
Wow, I'd almost forgotten this group existed. It seems to be devoid of anyone actually using Olympus stuff for astrophotography, or at least anyone who wants...
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seymoor nates
mikemcoo
Jul 31, 2011 6:14 pm
check the date on your 'puter--had a heck of a time finding your email as it back-loaded to a spot nearly three weeks ago . . ....
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Anthony Shostak
ashos10
Jul 31, 2011 6:05 pm
Greetings, all. I am the lead curator for the first major art museum exhibition devoted to exploring astrophotography as a genre of the fine arts. A ...
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Eric Sibert
ericsibert1971
Apr 14, 2011 10:22 pm
... Yes, and it is quite difficult to do it accurately with the ZD 50 mm f/2. Just a small touch on the ring and you are in or out of focus. Eric...
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Alan Hoyle
alanh
Apr 12, 2011 1:31 am
There exists hardware and software that may let you trigger the AF system remotely (i.e. through the remote port triggering a half-press equivalent), but I...
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Eric SIBERT
ericsibert1971
Apr 9, 2011 2:59 pm
Does it exists a software that allows manual focusing remotely? Can we manage the focusing with Olympus Studio? Éric...
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Eric Sibert
ericsibert1971
Mar 29, 2011 2:39 am
... ISO 400 for optimizing the reading noise. I did star trails with the 12-60 mm with exposure in B mode up to the limit of 8 minutes. I also use a small...
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Hotmail
charles.gagn
Mar 27, 2011 8:55 pm
Hello Éric As you, i would like to take width filed pictures of the sky with my e-510. Would you please share with me your "stetting"; experience (ISO, time...
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Eric Sibert
ericsibert1971
Mar 27, 2011 8:55 pm
... The problem is that I have a light tripod (that I can carry far from the car). When manually focusing, let's say with the ZD 50 mm, the vibrations are so...
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chris266927
Mar 23, 2011 7:41 pm
What ... Focus to MF LV on Press info until green rectangle appears Put star into rectangle Press OK Dial for 5/7/10x mag Focus manually Press OK chris...
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Eric SIBERT
ericsibert1971
Mar 23, 2011 3:15 am
Hi all, I'm new the this group. I'm doing large filed sky pictures with classical lenses, mainly the 14-42 and the 50 macro. Up to now (2 years), I was using a...
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Jeff
discord_jb
Mar 4, 2011 12:28 pm
Welcome aboard Steve. Â ... From: Steve <sjblunden@...> Subject: [Olympus_Digital_SLR_Astrophotography] Introduction To:...
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frodriguez@...
frodriguez12...
Mar 1, 2011 2:09 pm
Steve Welcome to South FL. I am located in Weston, west of Fort Lauderdale. I am a member of a very active astronomy club. www.sfaaa.com Our base camp is in...
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Steve
steve_blunden
Mar 1, 2011 12:34 pm
Let me introduce myself. I'm a long time Oly owner, and finally replaced my OM-2N with the E-500 when it came out. I'm not bad with Photoshop RAW for those...
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George Anderson
olynav
Feb 19, 2011 12:36 pm
Have u been to this page:  http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/e1/#fzdl  or this one:  ...
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Alan Hoyle
alanh
Feb 19, 2011 12:36 pm
You can get an inexpensive af confirm chip to glue into an existing adapter or buy a pre-chipped adapter off of ebay. Having the chip enables the green dot MF...
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George Anderson
olynav
Feb 19, 2011 12:36 pm
Jeff, Jess ;  Cool. Last night I cut a rudimentary Hartman mask out of a shoebox. Cut 3 triangles in the bottom, evenly spaced, and just hung the box...
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George Anderson
olynav
Feb 19, 2011 12:35 pm
Jeff and Jessie;  Thanks to both. I just ordered a Bahtinov mask for my meade 8". That seems to be a well-regarded solution.  I have recently tried...
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John Medany
gaspodex
Feb 18, 2011 3:29 pm
Hi All I have an Olympus E1 which is way behind on its firmware and I want to update it. The issue is I don't have the orginal CD and cant get the Olympus...
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Jeff
discord_jb
Feb 6, 2011 8:46 pm
George,  I either eyeball it throught the view finder or, I'll do live view aiming at Sirius, live boost on, zoom 10x, and adjust till i have a nice...
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jessiepearland
Feb 6, 2011 2:31 pm
... Get a Bahtinov Focus Mask for the size of your telescope. Search 'You tube', you will find some video on 'how-to'. If fits on the front like a lens cover,...
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olynav
Feb 6, 2011 1:44 pm
Hello. Trying to use my E-system for astrophoto, both with a telescope and with telephoto lenses. My problem is - I can NOT achieve critical focus. I have...
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chris266927
Feb 6, 2011 8:52 am
Hi Jeff welcome as you can imagine with your teaser...we would be interested in your s/W...
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Jeff
discord_jb
Feb 4, 2011 3:58 am
I just wanted to introduce myself. I am Jeff and I've got the astrophotography bug about a year ago. I currently am using an E3 and a E620. I also have...
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neoachromat
Nov 29, 2010 9:03 am
No, but if you own a 520 you can easily get them yourselves. Make a 60s dark. Download Iris (free) and run bgnoise from console for RMS noise measurement. To...
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mopman0004
Nov 13, 2010 7:16 pm
Once again, Doug at Shoestring was fantastic to deal with!!! Unfortunetly it is not in the cards to adapt the "breakout"; cable to provide video and interface...
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dan_x@...
dan_ftuser
Nov 11, 2010 7:17 am
Hi Per, very interesting, or should I say fantastic? Do you also have Noise Data available for the E-520 at ISO 800? Best regards Daniel...
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neoachromat
Nov 11, 2010 6:45 am
The same guy with the E520 and E500 provided me with darks from an E-PL1. RAWs taken at 60s and ISO 800, 1600, 3200. No in camera dark subtraction. Here are...
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neoachromat
Nov 5, 2010 8:11 am
Someone on another forum made a test on E500 vs E520 and the E520 lacked amplifier noise but it still suffered from banding. The general nose level was also...
