Nikon D7000

[Outcast (Carlton)]

Thanks Astro Nutt,

good to know.. I won't have the dob until probably October & will have to get my head around setting that up, collimation & digital setting circles.. then seeing how long things stay in FOV.. then start pushing boundaries...

Cheers

Carlton

Originally Posted by astro_nutt

Hi Carlton. The scope is a 10" truss newt on a split ring mount. As for the images The Comet and NGC 5128 were from a single 30 second exposure and the Moon at 1/250 second using the mirror up/2 sec delay setting.
Cheers!

[raymo]

If you are using Live View for focusing an articulated screen is a godsend
with most types of scopes, its the only thing that I'm thankful for with
my 600D.
raymo

[Ukastronomer (Jeremy)]

Originally Posted by raymo

If you are using Live View for focusing an articulated screen is a godsend
with most types of scopes, its the only thing that I'm thankful for with
my 600D.
raymo

This is the problem I had a 60D and should never have sold it, the screen alone being a PROPER articulated screen was a boon NOT just what people call articulated and in fact are just TILTING screens one direction.

Nikon have lost out a lot on this, forget touch screens I just want articulated

[raymo]

Yes the 600D opens out 180 and rotates 180.
raymo

[Ukastronomer (Jeremy)]

Originally Posted by raymo

Yes the 600D opens out 180 and rotates 180.
raymo

Yes proper articulated screen not a stupid one that just goes up and down

[JA]

Originally Posted by Ukastronomer

This is the problem I had a 60D and should never have sold it, the screen alone being a PROPER articulated screen was a boon NOT just what people call articulated and in fact are just TILTING screens one direction.

Nikon have lost out a lot on this, forget touch screens I just want articulated

Hi J,
FWIW, the Nikon D5100 (see image below) was a contemporary of the Canon 60D (around the start of 2011) and had an articulated screen of similar fold out and tilt design to the Canon 60D. All of the Nikon D5XXX series cameras since then (2011) continue this type of fold out/tilt articulated screen design, right up to the current day D5XXX model, the D5600.

The Tilt up only screen design is used on some of Nikon's other camera models: D850, D7500, D750, D500 etc,....

Best
JA

[Outcast (Carlton)]

Thanks to everyone who ventured an opinion, personal experience or links to very useful comparisons & articles on both this and other cameras.

After extensive research, I've decided not to purchase the camera... it's not like I really need it & after seeing what Raymo used to produce with his unmodded 1100d (I own one) & already possessing a small ZWO planetary camera I don't think I really need to be in a hurry to buy something else just now.

I will be starting up another thread shortly regarding moderately priced, fixed focal length lens suitable for my 1100d for widefield use...

Cheers All