Hello all...
Last night I thought I would try out the kit lens I got with the Canon 40D for a bit of fun! I had never thought of using it before as it has a pretty so-so rep for astro work, come to think of it, it also has a pretty bad rep for daytime work too!!!
Lens in question is the Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS
Again, focusing the lens with LiveView was a breeze - much easier than the struggles and trial and errors I had with the Pentax and lens combinations when I first started this journey.
Conditions - average(hazy), cooling down after a 39° day...not ideal!
Lens set at 85mm, f6.3,
Camera: Canon 40D @ iso800
6x5min exposures
ICNR on
Autoguided with ED80/PHD
Stacked/processed in ImagesPlus and PS.
...not as bad as I expected!
Doug
ps...Added Eta pic, all settings as above - took a lot more mucking around with in PS to bring out nebula in this one.