John;
Seems we have a bit more in common than OM. I've got a Meade 8" LX200
computerized zippadeedoodah scope. Love it, but don't have enuf time to use it
as much as I'd like. Have taken some Hale-Bopp with it (piggyback only). C-11
is a real light-bucket. Would have liked to have gotten the Meade 10" but
funding was limited. Where do you go to observe and photograph?
george
John Petrush wrote:
> I have a mirror lens in the form of a telescope, a Celestron C-11. I have
> the appropriate adapter pieces to fit my OM's to it and enjoy the challange
> and frustration of taking 120 minute exposures through it. Th times I've
> played with "normal" daylight photography with it I found it to have almost
> zero depth of field (not a surprise at 2800mm focal length) and the contract
> was exceptionally flat - very low.
>
> Oh, one other thing - at 130 pounds (~60kg) with tripod and mount, its not
> likely to win any OM awards for compactness or light weight <g>
>
> I too have considered a 500mm Zuiko tele lens, but see it as an answer
> looking for a problem.
>
> John P
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> Jan Steinman <jans@xxxxxxxxxxx> asked
> >
> >What about telescopes and spotting scopes, such as Meade's or Celestron's?
> >Are these credible as lenses?
> >
> >Do *you* have a mirror lens? Does it get used as much as your refracting
> >teles and zooms? What problems has it solved? What problems does it
> >introduce? For what situations is it ideal? What situations find it
> >wanting, and why?
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