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Originally Posted by jet486
ISo to my question, can anybody recommend a book/dvd that explains and demystify astrophotograhy to a beginner? As a senior soon to retire I would sincerely appreciate as much help as you good people can spare. Cheers  |
If the learning curve wasn't there it would be all dead easy for everyone, and it wouldn't be as rewarding doing it, as it would present no challenge. No challenge = no fun for me.
I started astro photography before I knew it was called astrophotography, and started by just pointing my then brand new Pentax Super A 35mm SLR (it cost me two weeks wages back in 1982), and every lens I had (all three of them) at the stars and opening the shutter!
That was before personal computers with 'COLOR' monitors and printers, digital cameras, the internet, DVD's and forums. I can remember it taking me 2 weeks to mail my film away before I got back any prints, and 24 prints cost nearly $30, which was nearly a 1/4 of my weekly wage then!
Anyway, I still had a ball thinking up my own projects for years, before I even got a Philip's book on astrophotography.
Just have fun, as the only person you have to impress is yourself!
