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Old 14-10-2010, 09:34 PM
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Magnification appears low through DSLR?

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Originally Posted by mswhin63 View Post
Through live view the resolution is reduce by about 10 times mostly because the LCD on the camera is small and the frames rate can be higher during live view. Consequently the image appear small especially when taking planetary. You can set the x5 on and it will increase the magnifacation without changing the resolution. On really clear skies I have managed to get good capture for Jupiter using live view.
So even though the only magnification is over the focal length the imagery once blown up still should be ok? I realise that stacking would be required for nebulae but I don't need to barlow to get decent shots? I did point the scope to Jupiter and you're right, its image looked minute, not much better than through the cannon lens.
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