Hi That would be the f2.8 version! :)) Focus achieved using the Live View function of the Canon 40D. Pick a white star and with the Live View at x10 focus...
Hi All I've just uploaded a cropped image to my Photos plus a x2 of NGC2438 (amazing the resolution that is possible with a 200mm lens on an unguided mount...
My "wedge" is a Manfrotto 400, which serves perfectly. Holding the camera, I've been using a Manfrotto 229, and trying to find my sky target is like acting out...
Hey "towmater", I find either the Manfrotto 405 or 410 work quite well on top the AstroTrac. The secret is to set those three axes PRIOR to mounting anything...
I'm glad to see Paul mention how he focuses his 40D using the live view feature. I do like the Bahtinov mask and still use it. However, sometimes the AP...
I am running a similar setup with the 400 gear head (ideal choice for Astrotrac) and a Wimberly head clone, the advantage is that if you balance the camera...
Paul, Beautiful mosaic. Excellent color and clarity. What was the lens used for that shot? Gary Palm Springs, CA ************** Worried about job security?...
John that looks like a good head to use as a top head. The only problem I can see is that you can not tilt the camera to the rigt/left. I can only see knobs...
... Hi Gary Thank you. That would be a 2 pane mosaic, each pane comprising 4x140s subs using the Canon EF 200mm f2.8 at f3.5 and Canon 40D at iso1600. Cheers ...
Hey Paul, Great views! Isn't #1 of 3 the "English Bulldog" cluster? {8^)   (I see it, not sure if anyone else can, tho.) Perry Hey Paul, Great views!...
Hello guys ... This is exactly what I wanted to do, so I got a 410 off ebay. I got it today and the top plate of my 410 has this tiny screw, smaller than the...
Hi all Just joined the forum as looking at the AstroTrac as an option for wide field imaging Been using a friends EQ5 with my Canon 1000D and various Nikon AI...
Pierre sounds like the Manfrotto head you got from e-bay didn't have a choice of screw heads. No my AstroTrac didn't have the appropriate adapter but they are...
... ............................................................ I got round this problem by buying this micro adjustment head to fit on to my existing set up....
Hey Pierre, The quick release plate that goes with the 410 is the QR Plate 3271. If you were buying it new, it would come with a set of 1/4X20 and 3/8X16...
Here it is, a stack of 5 images with a total of 10 minutes of exposure. http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyisland/3410548955/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Canon 5D ...
Hi Pierre, You need a Manfrotto 148KN adapter, same as the one Andy gave an link to. Your name sounds french, if you are near Paris we can meet and I can give...
... Thats a superb image Curt. Wish I could afford the time to visit my cousins in Lake Havasu maybe get out of town for a few hours.Th offer is always open...
Very nice Curt,,fine job,,For my own taste,,I would have included a tree or two,,maybe not so much exposure so you don't get every ounce of what's out...
Curt That is a very good image. Thanks for sharing. BR Matts _____ Från: astrotrac@yahoogroups.com [mailto:astrotrac@yahoogroups.com] För beforeipineaway ...
Guy and Chas thank you, I take all your advice. I was out to take the greatest possible detail from this section of the Milky Way. Guy, I feel fortunate to...
Thanks Andy that was a useful tip. BR Matts _____ Från: astrotrac@yahoogroups.com [mailto:astrotrac@yahoogroups.com] För Andy Skickat: den 4 april 2009 01:37...
Hello Astrotrac users, i bought my astrotrac 4 Weeks ago. My setup is the special offer from astrotrac (Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod,486 RC2 Ball Head,410 Junior...
Hi, Steffen: Have you read articles on drift alignment. It is more precise than polar alignment. It is very important when using 200 or 500mm lenses. You must...
Hi guys I also use Live View mode with my Canon 1000D but have found on the laptop that the zoom will only go to x5 and not to x10 For really accurate...
A quick question about your experience with the 1000D. I have a 40D with the infamous banding problem. Is the 1000D avoiding the many problems cameras have had...
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