I want to get started in astrophotography. I want to start with widefield, but not 28mm camera wide, more like several degrees wide. Would like some advice on scope/lens choice.
Scopes I'm considering are:
1) 66mm f/7 WO apo, which would go down to an f/5.6 with focal reducer / field flattener.
2) Takahashi FS-60C, 60mm f/5.9 apo, f/4.4 with focal reducer
These are both a bit over a $1k, and I definitely would not want to spend more than $1500 on scope+reducer+/flattener. I know next to nothing about camera lenses but are there any within this price range that would be a good alternative to a small scope?
I'm in no rush, and still need to settle on a camera - not to mention raise funds
. It will probably be a DSLR of some sort. I really want a scope that is fast and has top optical performance so I don't have to worry about that part of the equation (field curvature, coma, ...). 80mm aperture max.
