I also suppose you have already checked for the availability of "clip" filters for your camera. Well, you could just screw the filter to the lens' filter thread.besides "astronomical" formats, filters are also available in standard photographical formats, e.g. I'll also have the chance to visit a few bortle-3 skies (long as the cloud gods are particularly happy) and it'll be the first time bringing a telescope to the northern winter skies, and also imaging without a filter for once.Įdited by Naraya, 22 September 2019 - 05:11 AM. Visiting beautiful cities and environments would make the telephoto a great tool. *Note* One of the biggest factors of why i'm considering the lens is due to a major vacation to Europe in Christmas. But theres always some kind of problem unbeknownst to me Moreover, does anyone think the filter "rig" is a good idea? Im 99% there will be no vignetting problem since a 2" filter will cover the whole front lens system. But i would sacrifice some of that so i could use it for the day as well. Would you think the lens could perform as good as the Evostar? I know camera lenses have a lot of shortcomings when it comes to astrophotography (especially the distortion). "I rigged the filters to fit on the very front of the lens using some cardboard and tape. But then i stumbled across this astrobin photo, it's beautiful: great contrast, color, and little to no CA, but the stars do look a little too"winged"īut most importantly he found out you can just strap a 2" filter on the lens by using his simple "rig" I used to think there was no reason to buy a telephoto lens as using a filter is absolutely crucial in my huge megacity. So i looked at this Nikon 55-300mm ed lens, its the same price and most importantly i can use this in day-to-day photography. But somehow after all this time, i just cannot convince myself to spend 280 pounds on a refractor purely on astrophotography. I thought I've already made up my mind that i'm upgrading my achro-ST-80 to an Evostar 72ed.
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