-= 90D owners unite! Discuss and Post Photos

hobs1466 wrote in post #19420227
Which is why I said "to me". The whole reason I got a decent dSLR in the first place is to learn how to actually do photography. If I wanted the camera to do everything for me, I could have just gotten a point and shoot or even stuck with my smart phone. By using HDR in challenging lighting conditions, I am not learning anything.

I was really thinking along the lines of doing the HDR in post-processing of multiple images, not letting the camera do the heavy lifting. I wasn't implying camera automation of the process.

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hobs1466 wrote in post #19420261
I thought so too. I continue to be impressed with how much detail is really there that can be pulled out with cropping, but it clearly has its limits. Saturn and beyond is where I really need to get the adapters to turn my telescope into an f/10 2500mm telephoto.

you can get a 127mm Maksutov Cassegrain telescope with equitorial mount from Explore Scientific for $529, 1900mm and with the 90D it becomes a 3,040mm

I have one and it does a great job on Saturn and Jupiter and the moon.

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hobs1466 wrote in post #19420344
Thanks for the info, but I already have a 10" Schmidt cassegrain that is 2500mm native, so 4000mm with the 90D.

The 90 plays very well with the 10" SCT. I have a 8" Celestron but the observatory where I am a member we have both a 12 and 16" Meade

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Jeff USN Photog 72-76 wrote in post #19420361
The 90 plays very well with the 10" SCT. I have a 8" Celestron but the observatory where I am a member we have both a 12 and 16" Meade

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OMG That is a HUGE SCOPE!!!

Can you get pictures of Pluto with that thing?!?!?!?!?!

Charles
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Inspeqtor wrote in post #19420429
OMG That is a HUGE SCOPE!!!

Can you get pictures of Pluto with that thing?!?!?!?!?!

yes but not that close LOL.

but here are some I took with it

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Jeff USN Photog 72-76 wrote in post #19420492
yes but not that close LOL.

but here are some I took with it

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WOW!! Is that Pluto in the first picture or the second picture??

<grin> I know the first one is our lovely Moon and the second is Jupiter!

Charles
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Jeff USN Photog 72-76 wrote in post #19420492
yes but not that close LOL.

but here are some I took with it

I went to meade.com hoping to find information on this scope. I did a search for "LX 200E" but found nothing. I wanted to know does that thing weigh a million pounds and does it cost a million dollars??

This is what I got from my search:

https://www.meade.com/​search?query=LX+200E

Charles
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Tokina AT-X Pro DX 11-20 f/2.8 * Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 DC Macro OS * Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM Contemporary
Canon 18-55 IS Kit Lens * Canon 70-300 IS USM * Canon 50mm f1.8 * Canon 580EX II

hobs1466 wrote in post #19420527
Probably an older model. A current 12" LX200 with tripod is ~$6500 and weighs 133lbs (83 for the tube and 50 for the mount/tripod).

Thank you! Can you give me a link?

Charles
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Canon 18-55 IS Kit Lens * Canon 70-300 IS USM * Canon 50mm f1.8 * Canon 580EX II

hobs1466 wrote in post #19420515
Nice! Mine is a first generation Meade 2120/LX3. Not in the best of condition anymore, but hen 35 odd years later neither am I! :P My original plan once upon a time was to build an enclosure for it too, but it never worked out. Now I'm hoping to some day replace it with one of the new Celestron EdgeHds. Better optics for photography, much more advanced guidance and probably drop down to 8" or even 6", not least of all because my back isn't really up to lugging a 75lb scope into the backyard anymore.

I have the 8" HD Edge and it is great, the 6" is also great.

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19420524
I went to meade.com hoping to find information on this scope. I did a search for "LX 200E" but found nothing. I wanted to know does that thing weigh a million pounds and does it cost a million dollars??

This is what I got from my search:

https://www.meade.com/​search?query=LX+200E

check out this link, it is only $10K for the tube alone then another $3K for fork and $3K for tripod mount.

This scope and the 12" are at the Astronomy Club I belong to and the members can use them.

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I might not always be right, but I am never wrong! Once I thought I was wrong but I was mistaken!

Jeff USN Photog 72-76 wrote in post #19420534
I have the 8" HD Edge and it is great, the 6" is also great.

check out this link????, it is only $10K for the tube alone then another $3K for fork and $3K for tripod mount.

This scope and the 12" are at the Astronomy Club I belong to and the members can use them.

hobs1466 did provide a link to scopes in general range.

Charles
Canon EOS 90D * Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM* Flickr Account
Tokina AT-X Pro DX 11-20 f/2.8 * Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 DC Macro OS * Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM Contemporary
Canon 18-55 IS Kit Lens * Canon 70-300 IS USM * Canon 50mm f1.8 * Canon 580EX II