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Originally Posted by Oliver Gigacz
But can I take any interesting shots with just the camera and lens?
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Of course. With just a regular tripod (or even handheld with image stabilisation) you should easily be able to capture the moon at fairly high detail.
I got this on my 450D with 55-250mm lens (@250mm) on tripod:
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/469006253_Btbu8-O.jpg
You can do some very mild long-exposure shots as well (say up to 30 sec max?) but you're likely to end up with blurring at 75mm without a tracking mount. With such a mount and heaps of practice (keep in mind, no telescope involved yet!) I was able to use my 450D to snap:
some nebula action:
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/481..._izenT-L-4.png
a comet animation:
http://archvile.smugmug.com/gallery/...196_nwwsz-A-LB
pluto animation -
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/499..._g6TmJ-O-1.gif
Just saying, there's a heap of stuff you can do at low focal lengths without ever touching a telescope. Just requires practice and lots of patience
