Hi Jeremy, Yes, simple can work. I used to have all the gear, but being in my 80s it all became hard work; this set up weighs 2.5kg all up, so I can be up and running in 5 minutes, and pick it up and run[ha ha] indoors if it starts to rain.
raymo
Great shot Raymo,
Like Jeremy said its great that you can get fantastic images without having to spend up big.
Im pretty lucky by getting 2nd hand equipment i havent had to fork out too much but i do like the weight thing and the setup, packup time you have.
My setup only cost me about 1500
Scope 250
Camera 350
Mount 750
Acc 150
Aready had a 19 year old laptop with xp on it using free software.
But it's what you do with that equipment that counts. Just beacause people can spend 1000s, it doesnt help with composition and very subtle processing which you certainly have got in your images.
No yawning here.
Keep those stunning images coming.
Cheers
Andy
I love your photos Raymo.
I hope the yawns are from tiredness and not a sign that you are getting board as your photos are somewhat inspiratuonal and I hope you dont get tired of doing them...You certainly offer encouragement not only to new folk but remind some who like me get involved with a more complicated approach the beauty of wide field and what can be achieved with a dslr and its lenses.
Your photos have reminded me just how much I like wide field.
Keep them coming.
Alex
I've just had a go at oriyawn, but with a 135mm lens. Just got to sort through the cloudy subs from last night and process. I'm getting into this imaging with a camera lens. As you say its nice - portable and easy to set up using my modded EQ5.
A belated reply , another nice wide field image
Can’t wait to eventually see some winter clusters and nebs with your great little set up
Down the track when I can longer handle medium sized mounts and newts, your images tell me to get a nano tracker and good camera / lens set up
Cheers Martin. I think the ideal when things get a bit too much, would be a
tracker one size up from the Nano, which would allow you to use a small
scope, say 60 or 70mm.
ray
I Nanoed on Monday night. 3 x 95 seconds 800iso with a 50mm lens. I'm in an orange zone so I chucked on a broadband filter to bring out the Ha and reduce the light pollution. Had to crop out the trees so it's not the full frame. Yes, they're quick and easy. I was going to get more serious earlier but unpredicted clouds arrived, so I didn't bother. An hour or two later, no clouds! What do you do not to waste time before going to bed? Bring out the Nano Tracker! Set up, start shooting, pack up in less than an hour. Way to go!
Yes, they are so convenient. Did you notice my single frame of the same area as your image that I posted the other night? My 600D is noticeably poorer
at picking up Ha than my 1100D was; bummer!
raymo
