David, one of the electronic warehouses, Circuit City, Best Buy, had an add in the paper for a Nikon Coolpix 4 megapixel for 300.00 the other day. That is...
Thanks Walt and Steve for the reply. I get insomnia very badly at times so last night I spent a bunch of time researching cameras and found a couple that fit...
David, If you are planning to use it for astrophotography one important feature is that the self-timer gives you at least 30 seconds exposure...most cameras...
Hey Francisco, I checked into the maximum expousure time for the camera's I was considering and this one does have 30 seconds, but here is a question for you....
Pardon me jumping in... Because you are working with afocal photography the effective FL will be pretty long (especially with the 12" LX200!!), you will...
David you are right about the noise, but it is not that bad....you can get some good data with those cameras... Francisco ... From: CFAS-FL@yahoogroups.com...
Walt, any comments you have are welcome. What about a focal reducer, it opens more opportunities right? -david ... the ... maybe ... lot of ... camera. ... ...
Yes, a FR would always help. But even then, you would be running into a net f/ratio of arount f/12 or even higher depending on the fl of the ep you are using....
On a hopeful note, one night when I was at the Robinson, one of the UCF Astro group members had a small, hand held digital camera that he used to shoot a pic...
Or perhaps I should have titled this "Harmony not Tonight". Clock looks bad and the view out of my window is about 90% cloud cover. Typical summer pattern...
I purchased a Meade giant field tripod as part of a package with mount on astromart. When fully extended, and at its lowest level, the top of it is about 29" ...
Steve, if it is the same as the one we (CFAS) have for the 12" LX200 then 29" is indeed way short. Ours is at least 45" and maybe 48" if my memory serves me....
In a message dated 7/2/2005 7:28:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... mount on ... about 29" ... When I say fully extended I meant with the legs spread apart as...
Hello Steve Meade has produced two variants of the Giant Field Tripod. Prior to the introduction of the 14"LX200GPS the tripods when collapsed were still very...
In a message dated 7/2/2005 8:57:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mitty@... writes: Hello Steve Meade has produced two variants of the Giant Field Tripod....
Hi Steve, Haven't been on here since vacation and still just catching up! Definitely go with the pier. It is absolutely rock solid and from my experience,...
In a message dated 7/2/2005 10:00:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, achen@... writes: Hi Steve, Haven't been on here since vacation and still just catching...
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I have been trying to make good use of my time during all this bad weather by catching up on some technology changes. I finally upgraded to the latest version...
Good work on the reprocess job. The contrast of the core is subtlety increased in a visually effective way. I share the same pain with you caused by the...
7/3/05, 15:10 EDT Check 'Consumer Reports'. I think 7/05 issue has info; at any rate, they've had much on digital recently. Hunter ...
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Hey all, Below is link to the Deep Impact website. On the page is a link to a near real time image browser that shows what the impactor is seeing (I think it's...
Hi Steve, Definitely better definition in the dark lanes making up the "black eye"! The tools available now are quite impressive, but it's the user that must...
In a message dated 7/4/2005 4:41:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, achen@... writes: Hi Steve, Definitely better definition in the dark lanes making up the...
