· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 bbbriggs member Reged: 04/10/09 Posts: 13 Waiting for a Canon Rebel T1i       #3408963 - 10/24/09 09:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just ordered this camera about 3 days ago. I have an 18" f4.5 newtonian that I am going to slightly modify so I can prime focus the camera on it. I was playing around with the field of view indicators on The Sky 6. They had a canon 20D in the detector menu. When I selected it it pretty much gave me the exact field of view of a 13mm ethos. I guess I will find out soon enough if this is right. The camera has more megapixels than the 20D but I think the chip is the same physical size. I have high hopes for this combination of resolution and aperture. -------------------- 18" reflector 14.5" reflector televue ranger denk II power x 14's and 21's 20x110 binoculars 16x70 binoculars 31,17,9 nagles Post Extras:       Rankinstudio sage Reged: 04/05/08 Posts: 413 Loc: Salt Lake City, UT, Lake Powel... Re: Waiting for a Canon Rebel T1i [Re: bbbriggs]       #3408970 - 10/24/09 09:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yea, I mean if you are guiding that 18" I cant wait to see what you produce... That is some serious light gathering power. -------------------- David Rankin http://www.rankinstudio.com Astro Gallery Orion 254mm F4.7 (imaging scope) Baader MPCC Quickcam pro 9000 (guider, imager) Canon Rebel XSi (self modified) Atlas EQ-G (EQ MOD) Canon 50mm F1.8 II Lens Canon 28-200 F3.2 Lens DSLR peltier cooler Post Extras:       Gary Honis Vendor-DSLR Mods Reged: 12/15/04 Posts: 220 Re: Waiting for a Canon Rebel T1i [Re: bbbriggs]       #3409488 - 10/25/09 08:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I see you own some Denkmeier gear. If you want to avoid modifying your Newtonian, you could use a Denkmeier OCS (relay lens) to reach focus with your DSLR instead. -------------------- Gary Honis DSLR Modification Service Post Extras:       bbbriggs member Reged: 04/10/09 Posts: 13 Re: Waiting for a Canon Rebel T1i [Re: Gary Honis]       #3410329 - 10/25/09 04:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for that hint, I would not have thought of that. -------------------- 18" reflector 14.5" reflector televue ranger denk II power x 14's and 21's 20x110 binoculars 16x70 binoculars 31,17,9 nagles Post Extras:       revans Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/26/05 Posts: 1516 Loc: Fitchburg, MA Re: Waiting for a Canon Rebel T1i [Re: bbbriggs]       #3410386 - 10/25/09 04:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I just love the Canon Rebel and I have and still use the first one they ever made some years ago. I like it better than my Canon D20a and much much more than my Canon D5... although I guess both of these cameras are a little dated by todays standards... anyway... the ancient Rebel is what I always seem to grab... for regular or astro photography... who needs 10 billion pixels anyway... -------------------- Rick Evans http://www.freewebs.com/revans_01420/ "The universe is there for us to see, but it cannot be understood without learning its language -- mathematics." Galileo Galilei Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 24 registered and 9 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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