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picker77
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Re: First telescope vs camera lens
08/09/08 12:11 AM
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Thanks for the comments and helpful advice. That XT8 Intelliscope looks like quite an intimidating beast to a beginner like me, but it also looks like it won't fall apart the first week it's used.  I clearly need to do a LOT more reading and homework before plunking down plastic, but I like the non-automatic powered drive idea on the Intelliscope. I haven't read too many good things about the full function go-to "computerized" telescopes' reliability.
These were taken this evening with my Nikon D200/Sigma 120-400 setup. The first was taken with just the lens (effective focal length 600mm), the second with the lens plus 1.4x converter (total of 840mm). The T/C does degrade the image but not as much as I had feared.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2745125199_3ae9a97b6b_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2745960410_8d0abc574e_o.jpg
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