|
This is a fantastic idea - perfect for "everyday" photographers dabbling with astrophotography, and for occasional shooting like with the recent comet chasing. If the specs/results are to be believed (e.g. 2-3 mins tracking even up to 200 mm focal length, depending upon declination), I think this would give portable mounts like the Astrotrac some stiff competition.
Carl - the "mount" is inside the camera itself... their system physically moves the image sensor (i.e. the feature normally used for image stabilisation) to track the stars. There's a little add-on unit that contains a GPS, magnetometer, and compass so that the camera can figure out the coordinates of what it's pointing at. Very neat!
|