I own a sony a350 dslr and i want to be able to attach a telescope to it for astrophotography, how do i do it?
Ampallang20008 asked:
I own a sony digital slr a350 camera, and i want to take pictures using a telescope instead of a lens… has any one out there aready done such a thing and what parts would i need to buy and what brand of telescopes would you recommend?
Many Thanks!
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I own a sony digital slr a350 camera, and i want to take pictures using a telescope instead of a lens… has any one out there aready done such a thing and what parts would i need to buy and what brand of telescopes would you recommend?
Many Thanks!
March 21st, 2009 at 10:01 am
You can take pictures thru your telescope without mounting the camera. With your normal camera lens set to infinity, hold the camera behind the eyepiece (about 1/2 inch clearance) look thru your camera viewfinder and take the shot, adjust shutter speed for proper exposure (try 1/2 second).
March 24th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Jimmy gives you a nice way in (it’s called afocal imaging) - you can buy a Minolta or Sony T-Adaptor and attach a 1.25″ nosepiece to get to “Prime focus” much much better quality but you have to focus using the scope. If it’s a Newtonian you may run out of backfocus & can use a coma corrector if this happens. Check out “prime focus astrophotography” in google. You really want to be able to make 60 second shots & stack - not easy.
Check my site for sample images