MK5 Golf GTI

General => Photography Section => Topic started by: stealthwolf on September 25, 2011, 09:22:22 am

Title: Digiscoping
Post by: stealthwolf on September 25, 2011, 09:22:22 am

Does anyone know much about this? Does anyone do it?

Trying to find whether it'd be possible with a G12 but doesn't look hopeful.

Title: Re: Digiscoping
Post by: B3n on September 25, 2011, 11:54:02 am

Dont know anything about it but im gonna give it a go using my dads telescope and my old compact :laugh:

Ben

Title: Re: Digiscoping
Post by: cmdrfire on September 27, 2011, 12:02:37 am

I did this one with my M9 and a Meade ETX-90 (pretty small scope).

This was the result.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm6.static.flickr.com%2F5057%2F5540778005_9626dd03a5_o.jpg&hash=e832dd6a13aaa1c308a1f214ebc9368b8231bd27) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmdrfire/5540778005/)
Saturn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmdrfire/5540778005/) by CmdrFire (http://www.flickr.com/people/cmdrfire/), on Flickr

Must try it again sometime, but I need moar magnification.

Title: Re: Digiscoping
Post by: sweets2 on September 29, 2011, 01:34:07 pm

How do you do this?  I mean.. Im intreagued...

Title: Re: Digiscoping
Post by: cmdrfire on September 29, 2011, 03:25:08 pm

Point telescope at target. Set your camera to infinity focus (knocked back just a touch). Shoot. I didn't realise there was a term for it until I saw this thread though.

Ideally you need a camera which allow fully manual operation - so you can set aperture, time, and focal point. If you're aiming at planets (or nebulae) then shoot wide-open, if you're taking shots of the moon shoot almost completely closed, and I guess do what the light dictates for telephotography. Remember to account for the aperture of the telescope as well!