Has anyone attempted astrophotography with this one? I'd love to know about capturing the Milky way.
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I have tried some night sky work with this lens. Set your ISO low and shoot stopped down at max. Set your camera to not flip the mirror and use a telescope clock drive system in a low light pollution area. Works well if you do trial and error exposures.
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I think it wont work because a tipical set up for that would be 20 to 30 secs, iso 3200, f 2.8. It may work if your camera goes to iso 6400 without noise. Or if you wait 60 sec but probably some stars will look like lines instead of dots. I suggest to go with a 2.8. On the other side for architecture or landscape is excelent!!! Quality is really nice for the price well not from f4.5 to 8 but from 8 to 18 is great!!
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I believe it would be really hard to capture astronomy with this lens because it is really wide. you cannot choose a single consultation.
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I never used it for stargazing- a full moon was incredible- but my iPhone adapter for taking pictures doesn't work on it-
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Assuming you mean the Milky Way, here's a good article : http://www.lonelyspeck.com/lenses-for-milky-way-photography/ and it shows you the field of view you can expect with the lens.
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I bought this camera strictly for astrophotography and have never thought about video. I got the camera body only and have an adapter for it so it will fit right onto my telescopes in place of the eyepiece. It works great and is delivering great pictures. You might google the camera and see if you can find info on it that way. Ron
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Bill, yours is a dud. Mine is rather accurate and isn't plagued by your technical issues. I can find galaxies that aren't visible to the naked eye with it quickly. That said, I actually don't own a Celestron telescope currently but instead those from other manufacturers. However, that isn't because I've experienced serious quality issues with Celestron scopes in the past.
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Not with a camera that heavy the mount and counter weight couldn't take the load. To do any good deep sky images you need to put the motor drive on it and its also would handle that heavy of a camera. This telescope can see many deep sky object I have seen M81 (Bode's Galaxy) in Ursa Major. You can put on a Celestron Motor Drive and a Orion 52175 Star Shoot Solar System Color Imaging Camera IV and take great pictures. Happy watching!
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I would not recommend it for astrophotography as it is hard to resolve detail on it
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I have done astrophotography with my Canon Rebel T1i this using something like Deluxe Telescope Camera Adapter Kit for Canon EOS /Rebel DSLR - 1.25" Variable Eyepiece Projection & Prime Focus Be advised the telescope becomes rather ungainly with a DSLR hanging off of it.
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i took some awesome pix of the super moon last fall. i was able to see the moon details. i was thrilled with the results. i used the zoom at full extension ,but had to brace the camera with my body.
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Thank you for your response. I seem to do OK with close up but longer focal lengths give me a hard time. I may send it in just for them to check it out. I like the camera but I havent ever been so stymied before.
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Make sure you camera came with a manual and follow any the steps for problems. The below answers are good ideas. I have not had any problems and also added a memory chip to allow me to store a hundreds pictures when photographing planets it may take a hundred shots to get the one that I like. Good luck I believe the camera is great D Hudson 1/30/14
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Hi Steven, Wish I could be more helpful, but I have never tried to use a camera with a telescope. I suggest you call Orion and ask for Tech Support. The number is (800) 676-1343. Hope you're able to get an answer to your question. Cordially, Joe Romaninsky
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Unlikely with much success. Astrophotography requires a motorized mount for long exposures. I've held my cell phone to my SkyScanner for rudimentary snapshots of the moon and Jupiter (with it's moons), but that was it.
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Thank you for your interest. Dobsonian reflectors are not suitable for astrophotography. This optical tube is optimized for visual use and will not reach focus with a DSLR attached. One can do afocal photography only with this model which is essentially the same as holding the camera (with lens) up to the eyepiece. There are accessories available to facilitate this method that basically clamp the camera to the eyepiece.
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For landscape it's amazing. I have not tried it yet for astrophotography. I did take some amazing sunsets with it but have not tried it with stars. For that i'm thinking of buying the Rokinon 24mm f1.4. That lens is a fixed lens but that's what you will need for shooting the stars. This is an amazing carry in your bag lens though. It takes incredible sharp photos! I love it! I will try to go out tonight and see about the stars but I think with the 3.5 aperture I probably won't get great images. I would buy this again.
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If you're asking about photographing the stars, then (in my opinion) it doesn't have enough magnification. It's a "normal" lens, not a telephoto which is typically used for that. If you're asking if it's good in low light, then the answer is yes, sort of. For the price it's great. It's sharp wide open (at f2.4). Some faster lenses that go down to f1.4 aren't sharp at that aperture, so they end up being usable only at f2.4 to f2.8. Dollar for dollar this is a very good lens.
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Honestly, you would be better of with something like new nikon 20mm 1.8 if you are looking to do wide angle astrophotography. This lens is a fantastic all around landscape lens, but for that application you want as muchligjt as possible, and the extra couple stops means a lower iso is possible