Re: Serious camera question

Thanks Dave.

Mostly I want good lunar shots. I have an LPI and it works. It's not been
a great planetary camera though---but I haven't given it a fair chance. I
want to shoot some DSOs---not super difficult stuff but maybe Orion Nebula,
Andromeda---top 10 stuff. I don't want to get into 3 hour exposures.

Doink


"David Nakamoto" <res07oeg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Depends on what you want to do.
>
> Deep sky ability I'll leave to others to discuss. My personal preference
> is a dedicated cooled CCD camera.
>
> Planets I prefer webcam technology, and the DSI certainly fits the bill.
> Hundreds of images have to be collected, selected, stacked, and filtered
> in order to get decent results. Webcameras generating AVIs and running
> them through Registax or similar software does this nicely. Hard to
> replicate this using DSLR technology.
>
> If tracking is an issue then the IDS might cure some of your scope's ills.
> A DSLR won't.
>
> Sincerely,
> --- Dave
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
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>
> "Doink" <skyman102a@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hi group....
>>
>> Since I sold my 120 f/8 the $$$$$$ is burning a hole....etc.
>>
>> I'm thinking about getting a DSI Pro but the idea of a DSLR and no laptop
>> needed is very, very appealing. Is there a DSLR around $500 that would
>> be better or equal a DSI Pro? The Drizzle thing is a big deal as I don't
>> have the most accurate tracking mount made but adequate. Losmandy in the
>> future I suppose.
>>
>> Any feedback would be very helpful.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Doink
>>
>
>


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