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The way I see it, if one can not afford to pay top dollars, one can still do a top job with much less....
Half or one stop down in aperture is double the exposure time... But this is only time, and we (amateurs) are not in business where time is money.
The problem is, talking big money and un-compromised performance here actually discourages many people to even give it a go, and there are so many other ways available, one just need to start looking at those things as mere tools for the job. Is 20 minutes less per image taken really worth couple of k$?
It is up tp the individual to make a choice... but that decision has to be based on good and complete information.
BTW, I can assure you I need much more courage to talk with my wife about k-dollars for my astronomy expenses, than to simply roll up sleeves and dismantle and modify the piece of metal and glass I paid for $30 on ebay :-)
Last edited by bojan; 10-12-2007 at 05:36 PM.
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