Is the motor and mount strong enough to have a canon 5d (or comparable dslr) attached to it to take pictures? Also, can you see nebulas? Thanks!
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Short answer = yes to both questions Long answer = you get the most out of this hobby by doing your research, having lots of patience, asking lots of questions, and most of all enjoying what you do. I own this scope and I love it. My daughter and I have photographed the Orion Nebula from our backyard with terrible light conditions. We used a Canon T5i mounted to the 2x Barlow. I did purchase the Canon T-Ring adaptor to connect my camera to the Barlow. Most nebulae require long exposures and that is the weakness of this telescope. This scope's motor will cause some small blur as it tracks the object in the sky but short exposures (~20sec) work great! Unless you modify the scope, you can not get "Prime Focus" with this scope. You'll need to modify the mirror screws or shorten the tube. (there's online forums about this). Visually, you can see the cloud shapes on Jupiter, detailed craters on the moon, Rings of Saturn, etc.
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No. You can take long exposures with it, but you're better off spending the cash on a DSLR body like a Canon T3i and a program like BackyardEOS if you want to image deep sky objects.
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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....!
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Yeah you can attach a nikon DSLR but you'll need a nikon adaptor/attachment. But it's not worth it, because you need to make long exposure as the telescope i believe is a F16. If you want to go for astrophotography, go for a motorised telescope.
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I just did a quick Google search, which says your D3200 uses the same F-mount as my D50 and D100. Your Celestron Astromaster uses the same 1.25" eyepieces as mine. So, you need the same parts I did. You only need 2 things. The Celestron 93402 goes on your camera in place of the lens. It's the adapter you selected. You will also need a Celestron 93625 "T Adapter - 1 1/4" adapter. This screws into the T-ring adapter, and then you can put the camera on the telescope in place of the eye piece. The 93625 is just a fancy empty tube. The telescope is your lens now. A couple words of advice if you're doing space photography. Use something to stabilize your telescope. A tiny jiggle will turn a beautiful space picture into a blur, since you'll be using a fairly long exposure. Mine sways a little if there's a bit of wind. Here's a few I did back in 2010, of the moon, in an area with moderately heavy light pollution. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30239176@N08/sets/72157624021585233/ You should be able to find some free software to control your camera from your computer. Touching the shutter button make it jiggle. Even a remote shutter cable will too. The best results (not in this set), I locked the mirror up (either in the software, or in the camera's menu). I controlled the camera over USB. I was able to watch through the laptop for my shot to be "just right", and then trigger the "shutter", which at that point was just enabling and disabling the censor in the camera. There are a lot of sites about space photography. If you're doing space, or just long distance terrestrial, they'll still apply to you. They can give advice on what else you'll need (software, firming up your telescope, etc). The two Celestron pieces I mentioned above will get you started. Good luck with your photography!
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If you're asking about simple land photography, this telescope is the equivalent of a telephoto lens and is very capable to do the task. If asking about astrophotography, this telescope is capable after several optional accessories are put to use. Think camera adapter, equatorial wedge, much more sturdy mounting instead of the tripod mount provided, and a LOT of patience. This all assumes the camera is sensitive enough for astronomical objects.
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Although its possible to attach a camera mount to this scope I wouldn't recommend it. Dobsonian mounts are rather poor for astrophotography as there is no tracking system.
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There is no motor mount, so long exposure photography won't work with this telescope. You can buy lens adapters to align your SLR to the eye piece. I have had great success taking pictures of the Moon by simply holding my iPhone camera on the eye piece of the telescope. Here's an example: http://pabstphoto.smugmug.com/Public-Gallery/i-CHhMLpv/0/L/Full%20Moon-L.jpg
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No way I'd leave it outside all the time. Maybe for a couple of nights it would be ok, if you keep the lens covers on it and cover it with a tarp. I went with the AltAzimuth Dob type mount instead, because it's easier to setup and put away. The Starblast 4.5 with the tripod comes with better eyepieces than the one with the Dob mount.
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I would assume they are doing terrestrial shots as I can't imagine using this for DSOs (deep space objects). The Moon might be a viable target with this scope and camera. You would remove the diagonal. At this point you need an adaptor to mount the camera to the back of the refractor. Focusing might be a challenge at first but is doable. Sometimes you may need a longer or shorter adaptor to allow the image to project onto the focal plane of the camera chip. Problems: balancing the scope with the extra weight, finding a T adaptor for your camera if it isn't one of the names like Cannon, Nikon (you may have to do a lot of fitment), vibration due to the light weight and strength of the setup. It would probably be good for a fun startup in astrophotography but would require an upgrade to a larger and more substantial scope/mount/tripod to get satisfying results. Hope that helps. WEK.
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No. Image has to be captured. But I had good success at downloading images quickly. Like the Orion Nebula only required 30 secs for good image. While other images like weak galaxies take 5 mins to 10 mins. For a entry level Ccd camera, it's very good. I still use mine even through I have an qhy10c. Which cost 2300.00. It's not a video cam but a true mid level deep space camera it has only neg 10 degree C. Cooling which isn't the greatest but for the price is good.
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Not really sure, as I have not done any astro photography, but you'll need a very steady tripod and a lot of weight to make sure it doesn not move. I have taken some moon shots with it and it's fine. Like any long lens that is a zoom, it will not be the same image quality as a prime lens, but then again, this lens costs $1700 and a 600mm prime costs $12,000.
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I can't say I'd recommend it but it can be used for some DSO's - a DSLR is better. It has a pretty small field of view since it's meant for planets. If you use a long exposure, you can see Deep Sky objects but you have to have good tracking at that magnification. Having said that I was able to get a decent picture of the Eskimo Nebula. I took a video and stacked the frames with Registax. The image was noisy but cleaned up pretty well in Photoshop.
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I have used this setup with a canon 5d mark ii with a battery grip and two batteries with a sigma 70-200mm 2.8 lense with not problems. The weight of the tripod and ballhead is good. I could carry it for many miles and not have it be a problem.
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This is a good lens and I have the Nikon Mount. I don't know much about Canon cameras or lenses. The DG in the naming of the lens indicates that it is for a Full Frame camera. I don't know of the 5D is full frame but I think it is. In either case the Sigma lenses work with either a small sensor or full frame camera. I hope this helps.
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My motor got burned when i tried using an ac/dc adapter, at the moment i can slew manually by hand if the target is the moon, if your targeting distant planets like jupiter or saturn, you can still see it but its gonna be very difficult keeping it on target if slewed manually by hand. The tripod is not that stable
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It's actually controlled well. At it's widest aperture you'll see it. This is a known issue, like on the Zeiss. But it's something that can be fixed in Adobe. The lens is a good deal and worth it.