Hi there,
I have recently booked a holiday in Rarotonga for later in the year and I'm thinking about investing in a light weight tracker to mount on my tripod (Manfrotto 055XPROB) and get some astro shots of the Pacific night sky.
It seems both the Polarie and Astrotrac are valid options. Has anyone used them in the field?
I will probably take my Olympus OM-D with an assortment of M4/3 lenses (25mm f1.4, 45mm f1.8, 40-150 f4-5.6 + a very good 1.5x tele and a decent .5 wide convertor). The Olympus has a x2 crop factor. It won't shoot tethered (I miss backyard EOS), but I have a remote that lets you set times, frames etc.
I'm not travelling until May and would greatly appreciate any suggestions.
Cheers
Shaun