Hey there,
I have introduced myself on the Beginners board if you would like to see that.
I'm looking for a tracker for taking astro photos with my dslr. I have a very sturdy tripod and have done some astro work before with WA lenses but I now have an old nikkor manual focus 300mm f/2.8 AI prime lens that I would like to use to view nebulae etc. so am gonna need a tracker for longer exposures.
I have a Nikon D600 (FX) and D7000 (DX)
So, bearing in mind the weight of the 300mm plus D600 = 2450g + 850g = 3.3KG, what are my tracking options ? I'm assuming the weight is too much for the iOptron Skytracker, so that leaves the AstroTrac ? any decent ones coming out of China yet ? (I ask because automated extreme focus rails are now available for half the price of the previous only option the StackShot by Cognysis). What about the Sky Watcher Star Adventurer ?
I'm semi retired so looking for cheap, quality, easy to set up ! aren't we all ?
Thanks in advance
Andy