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01-31-2005, 05:21 PM
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Confused & Wandering
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I am now officially excited. My Camera was Shipped this evening.. According to the shipping I ordered, I should have it in my sweaty paws by this time tomorrow..
Now all I need is a true wide angle lens for it.
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01-31-2005, 05:29 PM
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Cosmic Sniper
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Roger: Thanks!
Jonathan: Looks like you've learned more than just beer consumption!
When shooting longer exposures with a DSLR, the air temperature determines the length of exposure you can get away with. The colder, the better...and I normally don't use the Digital Rebel for astrophotography in Texas summers.
With my astro CCD cameras, these are cooled with thermal-electric or Peltier coolers that significantly reduce the amount of heat-generated noise by the chip, so I can shoot those at anytime.
The "black" frame, or "dark frame," is a technique that MUST be used in astrophotography. This does subtract out this heat generated noise. It's easy with my astro CCDs because I can very accurately control the temperature of the chip, in ranges of -15c (summer) and -35c (winter). When shooting a DSLR, we use the same method, but we have to take the darks immediately following the shot so that it matches the conditions of the "light" exposures. With the astro CCD, I actually keep a library of these frames at various temps and exposure lengths. So, I just subtract the dark frame that best matches the conditions of the "light" shot. It's actually rather precise.
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01-31-2005, 05:49 PM
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Theo, how wide are you talking about? Also who makes the 70-300m and the 500mm mirror lens that you bought with the camera?
Jack
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01-31-2005, 08:03 PM
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Confused & Wandering
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I am wanting to get a wide angle of 15 or wider, ideally - I can get an 18 55 zoom, which is on my wish list, but I enjoy using wider lenses than the 18 will relate to in the *ist.
The Zooms are both Tamron, and the Telephoto is Opteka. I have other Opteka lenses and find them surprisingly good, considering the economy price they come with.
Theo
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02-01-2005, 05:16 PM
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Confused & Wandering
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At 14:00 today, the UPS truck reversed down the driveway. The Camera is truly amazing - I immediately put batteries and card into it, put on my favorite lens (the Tamron with it is not as nice as my own Sigma 28-80) and rushed round like an idiot snapping anything that I saw.. Then, I saw the menu button, and pressed that, giving myself the image quality choice. I chose worst and smallest.. The pictures it takes in that mode are better than ANY other digital picture I have ever taken. I have not printed any out so cannot examine them closely, but I did sit for an hour, just looking at every detail in one. I am impressed, which is good. The picture size is somewhat huge, even in the lowest quality, so I am not sure if I can upload any here. I will try, and see what happens.
Theo
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02-01-2005, 06:29 PM
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Cosmic Sniper
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That's great, Theo. Glad to hear it!
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02-02-2005, 10:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Theo
my first SLR camera was a brand new Zenit E, some 35 years ago that served me well, until it literally fell apart in my hands, after a few thousand pictures.
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I have a couple of Kiev 4's I bought off of E-Bay. They take very sharp pictures. These are a USSR copy of a German pre WWII Zeiss Contax range finder camera.
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02-05-2005, 08:40 AM
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Confused & Wandering
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I have been taking various pictures with this beast.. It is amazing - the quality of pictures is truly spectacular.. The software glitches of this board don't allow me to post anything.... GRRRR, so you can't see what they look like..
But, they are spectacular enough to have convinced a friend that she will buy one with her tax return...
When the head guys have fixed the most annoying bugs that have decided to pick on my posts, I will post things for you to see..
Of course, I did not have the camera with me yesterday, when travelling through very thick fog - I would have liked to get a shot of the multiple layers of it floating about - at one time, I could see a couple of miles ahead, but could not see the roadway. It would have made a nice picture.
Theo
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02-05-2005, 08:44 AM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Theo
I have been taking various pictures with this beast.. It is amazing - the quality of pictures is truly spectacular.. The software glitches of this board don't allow me to post anything.... GRRRR, so you can't see what they look like..
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Bummer, Theo... I'm really looking forward to seeing what it can do in experienced hands! Please post photos as soon as you can, as we're all anxious to see them.
Roger
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Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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02-05-2005, 09:23 AM
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Confused & Wandering
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I will be uploading some to the Webshots account I have as soon as I get used to playing with it. I got a Charger, and 4 Rechargeable CRV3 batteries for it today - I can charge the batteries in two hours, so I can never have an excuse for not being able to snap pictures. It came with a 120v adapter, and a 12 v adapter so it will work in the truck.. With the 4 rechargeable batteries, ( it takes 2 at a time) as well as the ability to use AA batteries I will always have a camera, just as soon as I get used to taking it with me - I have been on two trips, and didn't take it on either..
I am looking for another picture card for it - Ebay is a wonderful place - so I can have a spare one of them.
Theo
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02-05-2005, 10:45 AM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
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I am looking for another picture card for it - Ebay is a wonderful place - so I can have a spare one of them.
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Don't forget to check Amazon.com... I just bought 3 512mb compact flash cards for $43 each with a $15 rebate (on the first one) and no shipping. Sometimes they have some real deals...
Roger
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Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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02-05-2005, 10:54 AM
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Confused & Wandering
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Amazon.com eh? I have never been there.. I will go look immediately, thank you.
If this link works this is one of the first I took with it..
try this for my webshot picture
It looks best seeing it in actual size rather than the first display size.
Theo
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