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Originally Posted by ZeroID
I saw some article somewhere about someone attempting to remove the mirror but there were other electrical and mechanical complications. Theoretically though you are right, there is no need for it and it would reduce heat and power requirements.
For that matter you could remove the shutter assembly as well. Just go bare sensor like most astro cameras normally are.
Food for thought ...  |
Well Brent I do think the shutter is important. I recall a pdf file write up I read about a 450D Hypermod, which stripped out all the 'unneeded' bits of the camera. A quick search and I found it again:
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&r...qtrfJA&cad=rja
Useful link I think. This is the download link for the pdf file, so open in in Adobe.