Is it suitable for taking high quality pictures of the moon and planets ?
1953230
Pam that is exactly why I purchased the lens!! You will need a tripod . Took a little bit to get use to the lens, it's not auto focus. But I have some pics of the moon that are breathtaking ! Good luck!!
1953231
I have not tried it for that yet, but it does take great pictures in the daytime. I would imagine, if you set your camera to manual shutter speed and stuff, it should do the job.
1953232
No. The poor quality of this lens will not produce sharp, clear, impressive wow type photos. My opinion is to save up for a better quality lens.
1546870
I am taking astrophotographs with this telescope using a Canon EOS REBEl 2Ti coupled to the eyepiece focus. I was able to adjust the balancing of the telescope of the telescope with the camera attached. I so far only taken pictures of the moon because I am in a light polluted area. I am waiting to take the telescope to a dark sky area so a can try photographing deep sky objects. I posted one of my best photographs of the moon on my facebook page if you like to see what the Powerseeker can do.
1025720
This scope is good for the price and you will not be able to see the planets as you might with the professional ones. It is great watching the land marks and the moon. I hope this helps.
297979
I really can't help with this. I did take a picture of the moon with my "point and shoot" camera by just pointing it through the eyepiece and it was quite successful. I think it is possible to buy attachments that will allow one to attach a DSLR in place of the eyepiece and take pictures, but I have never tried that - would need some research.
1119360
As long as you have an 1.25 focuser and an accurate drive on your telescope then you should at least be able to use this for the moon and planets. Hopefully this is helpful!
709356
It does well on the moon but not so good on planets. It also lacks a finder type tube to look through to locate the stars and finding the planets is challenging. It's not a bad question. I do use mine primarily for spotting when shooting.
920663
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.
508331
In short you can use this telescope for simple astrophotography like getting photos of moon and brighter objects like Jupiter and Saturn. You can't use this for faint objects because it needs tracking mount for long exposure. The manufacturer also mentioned that this scope is optimized for visual use rather than for photography. Visually it is superb. Clear Skies....!
2082189
For planetary imaging.... That depends on the aperture of your scope. You'll get better images with a smaller scope and a DSLR -- like a Canon EOS camera and BackyardEOS. But, the ZWO is hard to beat if you have a big Schmidt-Cassegrain or a Newtonian. For deep sky stuff, the ZWO is fun to tinker with, but it's not a deep sky imager.
163537
Yes. Focus is pretty good but I would recommend stabilizing it on a tripod & with manual focus for the sharpest possible images.
2204001
yes - but you should look into 720P or higher cameras. The quality over 500tvl is amazing.
561302
Yes! Very much so. I use it for moonrises. I think it has a limit of 300 shots.
1054322
a friend suggested the Fz70. He has a lot more experience than I do. I find it amazing! I can take hand held pictures of the moon and you can see all the craters and the mountains around the edges. Its a little slow for most of my work but Iif you want great close ups (I've taken images on pill bottles within an inch of the label) I don't think you can beat it even if you wanted to pay a lot more.
2205903
Yes. It's a good camera in low light conditions. You can take the ISO very high and the auto focus does well in low light conditions. Good luck!
153637
Not unless you are taking the picture with the aid of a telescope. The moon will only take up a tiny part of the picture, even cropped in, your image may suffer from the ISO you will need to use to get the detail in the darkness. To get clear shots of the moon, you would need a SLR with a super telephoto lens.
556761
Absolutely. But not if you need a big zoom. Best picture taking point and shoot I've ever owned, and it's not close. Particularly in low light and action shots with plenty of light.
1590598
The only type of photography recommended for this telescope is just attaching a simple point and shoot camera or smartphone using the right bracket for simple snapshots of the moon or planets. It's not recommended for any kind of serious astrophotography, but lunar snapshots can look nice.