|
Barlow hardware for imaging with 350d
Hi guys,
I am hoping to get into imaging in a year or so, for the moment I am happy to do visual stuff. I am looking at buying a "quality" barlow in a few days and was thinking I should see what would still be useful for imaging. I am thinking of going down the track of using a 350d as it seems to be very popular and so many others are happy with the results. I may start with a DSI I, which I can use later for autoguiding, so would a 5x be more useful for this as well rather than 2x?
Anyway, what sort of magnification would you recommend? 2x or 5x?
If I get a 2x I was thinking of Celestron Ultima, (seems to have a good reputation) or maybe a TeleVue 2.5x power mate, or something like that.
If I get 5x, maybe a power mate? Of course, it needs to be usable for visual work in the mean time. It will need to work with Pentax/Nagler eyepieces.
My budget is of the order of $300.
So those who use a 350d, would a barlow of some sort be a purchase I can make now that will be useful later? Or are most images taken without some form of "magnification".
|