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Al Canarelli
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Re: beginner astrophoto setup
07/20/08 04:56 PM
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my minolta has mirror lockup, bulb settings, interchangeable lenses, mechanical shutter, and is fairly lightwieght. so it should be good. what mount would be stable enough to hold the 4.5 imaging tube, and has a polar scope.
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Your Minolta is okay for openers. It only lacks interchangeable viewing screens, which makes it more difficult to see and focus your target...particularly if you're photographing a dim object. But that's not a big problem at this stage.
In regards to the mount, the Celestron Advanced GT is affordable and fairly good for photography. I use one for digital photography and I have no serious complaints. You can buy one new for less the $600...and that's a good price.
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