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Originally Posted by Mickoid
Mike, they're classic shots, love the camera mount you made. You were very keen at 18 yrs old to get into it in such a big way. I didn't think 18yr olds had enough money to afford that type of equipment. Was it yours or someone elses? I struggled to pay for the film! I'm glad you did manage to take those shots because I haven't seen a lot of Halley comet photos around, especially as good as yours. How spoilt we are now with auto guiding and digital photography.
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My astrophotography work during 84/85 won a few awards (
HERE is one of'em) and then some serious funding (through a grant scheme) for some Pentax gear for Dickson College - the yr11/12 college that I attended here in Canberra
I was extremely lucky indeed. We managed to get about $3000 allocated (in 1985 $'s!!) and purchased a Pentax 6X7, with 105 F2.8 and 300 F4 lenses for the college, t'was excellent gear for the time and I used it for about two years or so.
The rest of the gear in the photo and film etc I bought with money from a part time job...made
my own cold camera even
Aaah good to reminisce
Mike