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Astrophotography Article

Posted: Sun 16 Nov 2014, 08:30
by Mike Farley

Re: Astrophotography Article

Posted: Mon 17 Nov 2014, 17:53
by Paul Heester
I skimmed the contents but his costs seem astronomical (pun intended). He is using a $6000 lens on a $8500 medium format camera using a $3000 rig!!!!!!!!!

Whilst I do appreciate the night sky from a photography point of view I prefer some earth-bound foreground interest, which can be achieved MUCH cheaper.

Re: Astrophotography Article

Posted: Mon 17 Nov 2014, 23:45
by Mike Farley
I only posted because I know that there are a few people in the club with an interest in the subject. Not knowing too much about it myself, I thought that there might be some learnings. Reichmann is using the Pentax 645z because he has one and likes it, but I would be most surprised if other cameras could not be used. Also, he thought about the $6,000 lens, but opted for something different, bought secondhand on eBay for half that amount. That leaves the tracking device, but presumably there are cheaper options - hand guiding even, and various other bits of hardware. The software he mentions seems reasonably priced.

I do agree that photographing just the heavens will not be for everyone, but those who do enjoy the activity will probably have at least some of the kit already.

Re: Astrophotography Article

Posted: Tue 18 Nov 2014, 01:51
by davidc
You can do it an absolute ton cheaper than what he's proposing. Madness.

Re: Astrophotography Article

Posted: Tue 18 Nov 2014, 21:49
by Mike Farley
davidc wrote:You can do it an absolute ton cheaper than what he's proposing. Madness.


Tax deductable, presumably.