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Originally Posted by EzyStyles
Hi Guys,
My birthday is next week and i found out that im getting a 350D!! yayy!!! . I've been telling my gf about the canon 350d for astrowork (should have told her about the SBIG's  ) and she decided to organise with my friends to get one.
I don't think im planning to mod it .. not just yet but was wondering what rings/adapters will i need to mount to camera on my 2" focuser? also what software cables etc etc.. and how to go by with the setting up process.
thanks 
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You will need some way of cotrolling the camera. This can be as simple as using a remote release (canon part RS-60E3) and timing exposures manually. You can also run things from a computer using something like ImagesPlus. You'll need a long usb extension cable and if you want to take exposures longer than 30 seconds, you need a cable from here
http://www.hapg.org/astrocables.htm Alternatively,(and I haven't tried this but I have ordered the stuff) you could get a
Canon TC-80N3 camera controller modified for digital Rebel XT (350D) from here http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/canon.htm This allows an entire exposure session tobe programed in, for example, 20 exposures of 4minutes each with a pause of 10 seconds between each frame and then you don't need a laptop in the field (as long as you have a decent sized memory card). You could also by pass the limited camera battery storage by getting a DC adapter from Hutech, which you can use with a 12v battery (Again, I haven't tried it, but I have ordered one). Bintel sells T rings and adapters.
Geoff