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Originally Posted by lineout
Apologies if this has been covered before but I would like to know peoples opinions on which is better for astrophotos. A DSLR (Canon EOS 10D) or the Meade DSI/LPI.
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Personally, I summarise the answer to this as:
- DSI is a good compelte all-in-one package. Together with the software that comes with it, it is a neat package that's easy to use and produce nice (but small) photo's.
- DSLR will ultimately give nicer images but requires more fiddling around and is not as easy for the first-timer. You need to choose the DSLR, choose the software to focus it, choose the software to process your images, and then get all 3 talking together. It's not hard in the end, but it's not a "one stop solution easy for the first timer" I don't think, when comparing it to the DSI.
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Originally Posted by lineout
Second question. Is it possible to accurately focus through the eyepiece of a DSLR? I tried the other night and couldn't seem to get a sharp image of a star when I took a photo.
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It's hard to achieve sharp focus without using software like DSLRFocus (so not through the eyecup of the camera).