Christopher Burress ok fine. But I will point out that the reason it seemed out of focus it's because it's too bright and blowing out your sensor. I have the same problem shooting the moon with a 500mm cassegrain lens. If you shoot it at higher frame speeds, it magically appears to come into focus better. The camera is used to having f stop control which it does not in this case.
That "star" is Venus! You can see that it has phases, like the moon because it is inside Earth's orbit. Very cool. I've wanted to do this with my a6000 for a while. I think steady shot won't be very helpful here. A sturdier tripod made for dampening vibrations on telescopes will be necessary.
+Alisson Damasceno I tried.... Lol. It actually makes everything super tiny and you can't focus. The reverse ring trick works best on wide angle lenses.
I had the feeling this was something new you discovered, Meade had designed the etx range for the purpose of taking images with it, hence the flip mirror and there are plenty of adapters out there for your camera.
To make focus a bit easier grab a clothes peg and put it on the focus knob, the peg will act like a gear reduction. Move the focus knob using the outside of the peg. You could also use plastic jar lid and put a whole in it to fit to the focus knob. There are focusers u can buy that will do the same thing also.
Nice shot of the phase of Venus . I would suggest putting a motor driven equatorial head on your tripod , the telescope would then follow any celestial object . A skywatcher Pro is a great EQ head.
I have the same telescope. I am thinking of using my canon M5 with it if I can find the adapter. I am hoping the M5 internal stabilizer as well as the Dual pixel focus might be a big plus. Thanks for the video.
If you want results with the telescope/camera combo you'll need a rock solid mount/tripod. I got an Explore Scientific Twilight 1 mount with metal tripod. It's meant for astro so it is solid! The mount head has slow motion geared controls with extended flex rods. When I put my 60Da on my ES ED80 (480 mm APO) scope the controls are right near the camera so you don't have to reach for them in the dark. The slow motions are good for astro tracking or centering objects. The ED80 is F/6 so you have to be aware of depth of field issues with land targets...i was considering some home made aperture rings to stop it down. For instance I shot the light house at a mile with a dog walker at about 500 yards and at F/6 you can only focus one but not both...in broad daylight I imagine a aperture stop (in place of the lens cap) could make the shot crisper. ruclips.net/video/tu0Nedb0sTE/видео.html This mount uses a Vixen style dovetail. I made a 90 degree bracket to hold the DSLR alone...most telescopes can be mounted with a chunk of Vixen dovetail extrusion and with or without tube rings.
That's AWESOME, that's why you need a JMI focus motor where you can adjust the focus without the major vibration! You can see the reflectors in the 3M media!
tip i use when in high zoom, just use a timer option so it'll take the picture without you touching it leaving a still image (if you don't have a remote)
Nice combo! If you add some extension tubes between the lens and the camera you can use the telscope as a macro lens. Wow I wonder how much detail you can get of really tiny objects with that combo? Much blessings!
I bought the t2 NEX FE mount that connects directly to the Sony alpha series camera! It's a cool! I was just going to say, that it's very shaky so a tripod is needed
Dog wants to play, run, seek attention, be fed, be taken for walk, be petted, Right when you are in the middle of something important! 😂 As for the camera mount, the answer is sometimes in front of us and we suddenly say: YYYEESSSS!!! when we see it.😊
Hi, would you suggest me a pair of fairly dynamic video lenses (with sony a6500 + dji ronin sc) for indoor and outdoor environments? Thanks and good job
I am interested in getting a telescope (Celestron Nexstar 127 Maksutov Gassegrain) and mounting my a6000 to it, and wondered how you get focus magnification to work?
It's the same way it works with any lens. But for the a6500 it's a double tap to punch in. You can check in the shortcut buttons menu in your camera and it'll tell you what button to press to zoom in.
So recently a pulled out my old etx90 from my garage and im looking forward to Mount my a6300 on it. any recomendations for a t adapter? I want to take photos of the moon and the sun.
I tried something similar with a russian MTO-1000A 1100mm f 10.5 mirror tele and X-pro 1. I had bad shake issues as well, even from the shutter firing. I need a better tripod system.
Switch to JPEG and enable the 4x optical zoom. Probably be about 7600mm. Not sure if the crop factor would be relevant here since this lens is not really designed for a camera I’m guessing. If so, the you can get between 7600- 11,400mm
What if you use this 127/1900 "lens" with focal length extender rings or 2x teleconverter? In Europe there's this Maksutov- Cassegrain 127/1900 telescope available by Bresser for ~350 Euro, but it has a GP-Rail-mount. Don't know how to adapt the rail mount to normal dslr-stand with a screw. See Bresser Messier 127/1900 OTA
Hi, the 'star' you shot was actually the planet Venus. You may have wondered why it wasn't circular. If you had reduced iso or compensated for overexposure in some other way then you could have made out the crescent shape. Have got same scope and a few others that I regularly shoot through with a trusty Nex5R, would love an A6500 like yours (jealous!). Get a motorised telescope mount and shoot some video of the sun & moon, great fun. Don't like to show off but moon vid on my channel was rated best on RUclips and been used in movies! Thanks and good luck.
Its funny I did the same thing, had a bunch of adapters and extenders laying around. Realized one day that I had the stuff to mount my canon to my telescope.
I have a Sony Alpha A6000 (40.5 mm diameter) and a Meade ETX-70AT.(diameter up to 1.25 inch lenses)Please tell me how to connect them?What should I buy,what adapters?I'm trying it for the first time,I'm afraid to make a mistake in the size .
you saw the numbers on the little bolt on the stop sign! my mind is blown !!!!!!that is truly amazing,
7 лет назад
Awesome! How did you chose the telescope? Did you consider other options? I wonder if this would work with nikon2m43 and my GH4. Love the idea! Thanks for sharing!
+David Skaliczky I actually bought the telescope years ago to be used as a spotting scope for long range shooting. It worked well and now sits on a shelf more than anything, so I decided to get what I needed to adapt it to my camera and this was the result.
Just came across your channel, this is super cool stuff. I'm glad to find someone who is willing to check out some more quirky stuff when it comes to gear!
+Luke Schofield it's the in-body stabilization. It moves the sensor around to counter the movements of the camera. The front of the lens says 1900mm so that was my reference, but I really have no idea what the actual accurate focal length was.
Pleae take this the right way, and It doesn't really matter, but the mount thread is 1/4" British Standard Whitworth. 55 degree included angle rather than the 60 degree 1/4 20 (UNC) you refer to.
Just to confirm if I understood correctly (yeah I’m a noobie): Tele. - T. to Nikon adapter - N. to Sony adapter What make is the telescope to fit the Nikon adapter?
I've done the same thing with a de-forked etx125. Be careful though... they're so heavy, mine pulled the threaded plugs right from the base and nearly hit the ground.
That I did many years ago with an analog camera. What's the big deal? Although it vin jetted a bit due to the big 'sensor'. I still have a few photos of my cat hanging on the wall.
Christopher Burress Ok. I have three telescopes (I am an amateur astronomer). Currently I take photos on analog film of space objects with my motor driven Celestron (that follows the objects via a clockwork). I which I could afford one of the digital cameras, but I can't.
Interesting. I specially liked that "Steady shoot" function of your A6500. I have many A6000 (My most favorite camera body of all time) however I think its time to move to A6500, only if the price comes down a bit!Also as already pointed out by another OP, that you called "Star" is actually the planet "Venus". FYI stars like our ole honest sun, are source of light and emit light due to internal reactions (Numerous hydrogen bomb explosion in every given time). Planets on the other hand are solid or gaseous bodies that have no light of their own but reflect the light from a near by sun (Such as our solar system planets, including earth). Obviously the closer to sun and to the observers, also the bigger they are, they reflect more light. So is Venous and Jupiter among the brightest of all in our sky, depending on time of day or night and their orbital location. Also as pointed out earlier, because venous moves very close to the axis of earth, on its orbit, in relation to sun, so we do see a crescent venous (Shadow of one plant on another), very often (Similar to the moon phases) and that is what your nice telescope showed very well. This is not visible to the necked eye, due to lack of adequate resolution otherwise.You have an excellent setup now, only missing the motorized tripod mount, then motorized focusing tool, thought that steady shoot feature came really handy here. And yes, you should add more pictures or video files of planetary photography or deep sky (Possibly Andromeda, if you are looking to the summer sky - current season- or Orion, if you can wait till winter) with your fantastic setup. I guess if more people can see how easy and cheap, it can be to go down this route, a lot of interest will be developed on Sky & dark sky photography that is no more the so called limit!
this is sick dude. nice work! lets see a video of sample images. .. i bet ud get some crazy awesome ones of the moon.. could prob sell for stock easily
That's interesting, I thought that a telescope's focal length...that the telescope would be much longer if it really were over 1000mm. Mine's a 900mm and it's much longer. Also, my telescope can't focus nearly as close as yours, and I seem confused by the aperture; why would it be so slow? Seems like telescopes should have much quicker apertures. Anyway, my telescope's a newtonian design, so that's probably why. I'd love to buy the same type of scope as was used in the video though, it looks very enjoyable!
7 лет назад+1
meade makes wonderful small telescopes. I'd recommend one to anyone who'd like get into astronomy.
It would be worth trying one out at a shop if you can as mine give vignetting when I use my D5300 (APS-C) camera, it's OK when I use my CX size J5 though
Christopher Burress Stars are always points of light as they are so far away. Planets can be resolved as discs and this one showed a phase just like the moon. Astrophotography is another ball game and could be a lot of fun with a heavier tripod, an equatorial mount and a drive motor.
Roger Underhill and I said it was a star before pointing the telescope at it. To the naked/untrained eye it looks like a point of light. I appreciate the information in your comment, others haven't been nearly as constructive.
Fun fact - You'll only see Venus right before sunset or right after sunrise. Also - Stars generally "twinkle" while planets don't. At any rate, cool vid. Gave me an idea or two to try out with my mom's telescope.
Christopher Burress it's a great video. Thx. things have changed a lot since I was into astronomy. No digital cameras back then... ;) we have an unprecedented ability with the latest crop of sensors to capture great shots in low light and you have opened up this new area that many may not have thought about. Getting the right exposure may need some effort as planets are quite bright against a dark background. I say this for those who may not know. I know you do.
MaheshGvelly I have not made a video on it. But it is an amazing lens. It is a full frame lens so it is expensive but man even on the A6000 it gave amazing results. But if you're on a budget out of those three, if we're talking strictly portraiture (and not like some street photography) the 50 F/1.8 OSS would be my choice. I know it's a tight focal length on APS-C but it's one of the sharpest lenses for APS-C and it's fast to focus
I do not care that the little point of light in the sky is not a star. Save the condescending remarks and move along.
Christopher Burress ok fine. But I will point out that the reason it seemed out of focus it's because it's too bright and blowing out your sensor. I have the same problem shooting the moon with a 500mm cassegrain lens. If you shoot it at higher frame speeds, it magically appears to come into focus better. The camera is used to having f stop control which it does not in this case.
Dude, what you filming on? 60FPS soooooooooooo smooth!
Sony a6500
@@gcross82 nah its in focus , not blowing out anything , little haze around it is atmosphere
some guy did this with a TV camera lens
0:48 "I'm gonna mount this onto my A6500"
Nope, you're gonna mount your A6500 to "this" 😃
Government: work from home
Wedding photographers:
😂😂😂
"take it to a wedding shoot"... you mean shooting a wedding from your home...
+CSOCSO convenience at its finest! This is what peak performance looks like.
CSOCSO for those times, where you want to be really close to the unforgettable moment, and where you arent invited...
phone ringing in church....
"Hey, it's your wedding photographer. Tell bride to move 4 inches left, thanks."
Dat must be true 😅😅📸📸📸
Ys bru
would you reccomend this for a vlogging lens?
+Tyranno almost exclusively lol
but can you vlog with it?
+kofuzi vlogging with this lens is reserved for body builders only. Lol
I think with this thing you may vlogging from the Moon surface
you should go to another galaxy without this camera to vlog with this 😂😂
External microphone required.
vlog with it in space.its for astronauts
That "star" is Venus! You can see that it has phases, like the moon because it is inside Earth's orbit.
Very cool. I've wanted to do this with my a6000 for a while. I think steady shot won't be very helpful here. A sturdier tripod made for dampening vibrations on telescopes will be necessary.
Oh neat! thanks for the info.
Profile every nose hair of the bride and groom in your photo
lol
ustaz muhammad james
"because it is inside Earth's orbit." wtf? XD
Inside Earth's orbit of the Sun. I guess you're the last one to get it.
And people complain that drones can intrude on their privacy lol. This is totally silent and can take waaaay better photos.
Stefan Santiago drones are mobile and does the work
Stefan Santiago obviously RIP personal privacy
Just think of what satellites can see now. We won't know for many years.
* NSA spy satellites, that can get
Serge just cracks me up, running circles round the house. A fine specimen of a dog and a great photographer, what's not to like?
+gerry morgan he a good pups!
That star (or planet) needed a faster shutter speed to be properly exposed. because it was overexposing.
A fun test overall though.
Narek Avetisyan it was a planet. Stars always appear as points of light and this planet was showing a phase - not circular - just like the moon does.
It is the moon....you numpty.
it was venus
@@drubber007 It cannot be the moon, on a telescope like this it will take most part of the entire frame
@@earthless8781 Yeah that's a very good point, it must be a planet then definitely not a star.
I think I know what I'm gonna get for a macro lens now
I'm wondering if that trick of reversing the lens would work on a telescope...
+Alisson Damasceno I tried.... Lol. It actually makes everything super tiny and you can't focus. The reverse ring trick works best on wide angle lenses.
Thanks for trying out, at least I'm glad I wasn't the only one to have such idea haha
I used my 800mm mirrorlens with the A6000 and I added two x2 magnifiers. Works great. 800x1.6x4=5120mm. And I could almost see footsteps on the moon
1:58
let's just appreciate how quickly this man took the lenses out of the camera
I made the video and I don't quite know how I did that. I must have cut the video, but man it's seamless.
I had the feeling this was something new you discovered, Meade had designed the etx range for the purpose of taking images with it, hence the flip mirror and there are plenty of adapters out there for your camera.
I'm gonna tell my grandchildren that this is the best portrait lens during pandemic.
To make focus a bit easier grab a clothes peg and put it on the focus knob, the peg will act like a gear reduction. Move the focus knob using the outside of the peg. You could also use plastic jar lid and put a whole in it to fit to the focus knob. There are focusers u can buy that will do the same thing also.
Good info, you're totally right.
Nice shot of the phase of Venus . I would suggest putting a motor driven equatorial head on your tripod , the telescope would then follow any celestial object . A skywatcher Pro is a great EQ head.
I have the same telescope. I am thinking of using my canon M5 with it if I can find the adapter. I am hoping the M5 internal stabilizer as well as the Dual pixel focus might be a big plus. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for your video, this is pretty much exactly what I wanted to know regarding this set up. So looking forward to doing this.
Usually photography stuff doesn't interest me but I was glad that youtube recommended your video. This was kinda epic!
Very cool video!!!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽. , was curious what kind of tripod are you using..
That “STAR” was Venus
That looked like a lot of fun
If you want results with the telescope/camera combo you'll need a rock solid mount/tripod. I got an Explore Scientific Twilight 1 mount with metal tripod. It's meant for astro so it is solid! The mount head has slow motion geared controls with extended flex rods. When I put my 60Da on my ES ED80 (480 mm APO) scope the controls are right near the camera so you don't have to reach for them in the dark. The slow motions are good for astro tracking or centering objects.
The ED80 is F/6 so you have to be aware of depth of field issues with land targets...i was considering some home made aperture rings to stop it down. For instance I shot the light house at a mile with a dog walker at about 500 yards and at F/6 you can only focus one but not both...in broad daylight I imagine a aperture stop (in place of the lens cap) could make the shot crisper.
ruclips.net/video/tu0Nedb0sTE/видео.html
This mount uses a Vixen style dovetail. I made a 90 degree bracket to hold the DSLR alone...most telescopes can be mounted with a chunk of Vixen dovetail extrusion and with or without tube rings.
That's AWESOME, that's why you need a JMI focus motor where you can adjust the focus without the major vibration! You can see the reflectors in the 3M media!
tip i use when in high zoom, just use a timer option so it'll take the picture without you touching it leaving a still image (if you don't have a remote)
Nice combo! If you add some extension tubes between the lens and the camera you can use the telscope as a macro lens. Wow I wonder how much detail you can get of really tiny objects with that combo? Much blessings!
Nice video. Interesting you stepped out the distance in metric and still converted.
Chris McGrath I play golf and everything is done in yards so I'm pretty used to stepping things off and figuring the footage up.
I bought the t2 NEX FE mount that connects directly to the Sony alpha series camera! It's a cool! I was just going to say, that it's very shaky so a tripod is needed
Dog wants to play, run, seek attention, be fed, be taken for walk, be petted, Right when you are in the middle of something important! 😂 As for the camera mount, the answer is sometimes in front of us and we suddenly say: YYYEESSSS!!! when we see it.😊
Miss this dude was one of the of Sony lens reviewers
how do you think will this stock up against the coolpix p1000
You can see the writing on the bolt. That's pretty awesome.
Do most telescopes have that mount on the back? Or is that unique to this meade brand one?
Hi, would you suggest me a pair of fairly dynamic video lenses (with sony a6500 + dji ronin sc) for indoor and outdoor environments? Thanks and good job
One of your coolest videos yet, dude. Keep up the good work!
+Robert Heppenstall thanks for watching, and the positive words!
I am interested in getting a telescope (Celestron Nexstar 127 Maksutov Gassegrain) and mounting my a6000 to it, and wondered how you get focus magnification to work?
It's the same way it works with any lens. But for the a6500 it's a double tap to punch in. You can check in the shortcut buttons menu in your camera and it'll tell you what button to press to zoom in.
So recently a pulled out my old etx90 from my garage and im looking forward to Mount my a6300 on it. any recomendations for a t adapter? I want to take photos of the moon and the sun.
I tried something similar with a russian MTO-1000A 1100mm f 10.5 mirror tele and X-pro 1. I had bad shake issues as well, even from the shutter firing. I need a better tripod system.
Holy cool! I've been wondering about this, stopped the vid at 2:30 to share kudos. Thank you for showing this. Soooo relevant for guys like me.
Would love to see some astrophotography with this setup. I have the 90mm Meade ETX; tempted to purchase the adapter to it a try myself.
Switch to JPEG and enable the 4x optical zoom. Probably be about 7600mm. Not sure if the crop factor would be relevant here since this lens is not really designed for a camera I’m guessing. If so, the you can get between 7600- 11,400mm
What if you use this 127/1900 "lens" with focal length extender rings or 2x teleconverter?
In Europe there's this Maksutov- Cassegrain 127/1900 telescope available by Bresser for ~350 Euro, but it has a GP-Rail-mount. Don't know how to adapt the rail mount to normal dslr-stand with a screw.
See Bresser Messier 127/1900 OTA
Great video. I love how he kinda happened to have everything around that he needed... Runs off to buy my telescope and adapter...
Hi, the 'star' you shot was actually the planet Venus.
You may have wondered why it wasn't circular.
If you had reduced iso or compensated for overexposure in some other way then you could have made out the crescent shape.
Have got same scope and a few others that I regularly shoot through with a trusty Nex5R, would love an A6500 like yours (jealous!).
Get a motorised telescope mount and shoot some video of the sun & moon, great fun.
Don't like to show off but moon vid on my channel was rated best on RUclips and been used in movies!
Thanks and good luck.
This video is from 4 years ago. The Sony E-Mount telescope adapters are available now days from what I've seen on Amazon.
That's amazing how well the stabilization works with that long a focal length. I'll trade ya my T4i :)
Oh, try using it with Clear Image Zoom on the a6500 as well! 2X the focal length!
Its funny I did the same thing, had a bunch of adapters and extenders laying around. Realized one day that I had the stuff to mount my canon to my telescope.
It's a good realization to have!
I have a Sony Alpha A6000 (40.5 mm diameter) and a Meade ETX-70AT.(diameter up to 1.25 inch lenses)Please tell me how to connect them?What should I buy,what adapters?I'm trying it for the first time,I'm afraid to make a mistake in the size .
you saw the numbers on the little bolt on the stop sign! my mind is blown !!!!!!that is truly amazing,
Awesome! How did you chose the telescope? Did you consider other options? I wonder if this would work with nikon2m43 and my GH4. Love the idea! Thanks for sharing!
+David Skaliczky I actually bought the telescope years ago to be used as a spotting scope for long range shooting. It worked well and now sits on a shelf more than anything, so I decided to get what I needed to adapt it to my camera and this was the result.
the perfect vlog lens
would love to see a timelapse with that rig
I remember using my 500mm sigma to zoom in on the moon and watch it moving across the sky. So cool
Just came across your channel, this is super cool stuff. I'm glad to find someone who is willing to check out some more quirky stuff when it comes to gear!
+Fairly Miffed Flanders I'm glad you like it! Thanks for watching!
I'm not familiar mm settings on your camera? what's that about? and how do you calculate the focal length with the telescope?
+Luke Schofield it's the in-body stabilization. It moves the sensor around to counter the movements of the camera. The front of the lens says 1900mm so that was my reference, but I really have no idea what the actual accurate focal length was.
Christopher Burress cheers :)
Pleae take this the right way, and It doesn't really matter, but the mount thread is 1/4" British Standard Whitworth. 55 degree included angle rather than the 60 degree 1/4 20 (UNC) you refer to.
Just to confirm if I understood correctly (yeah I’m a noobie):
Tele. - T. to Nikon adapter - N. to Sony adapter
What make is the telescope to fit the Nikon adapter?
Love this. After watching this I have a superb Opticron spotting scope that I am going to get rigged up to my A6300... nice work!
i would love a video of you shooting portraits with that
Now this looks nifty with the unfortunate events currently unfolding
Brilliant. I have an old Meade with tracking and a Fuji X-T2. Project for the summer! I'm inspired so a massive thank you.
congrats on making it to the sony alpha page! cool stuff
What sony alpha page? I want to know! Lol
lol surprised they didn't tell you, go to alphauniverse website, under "learn" and then "articles"
lol surprised they didn't tell you, go to alphauniverse website, under "learn" and then "articles"
Oh wow! How cool is that, i had no idea lol
If you had a really good fluid panhead or something, this would be amazing at an airshow.
in the beginning of the video were you recording with the a6500?
I A'M Mellowout yes I was.
Now you just need to find a camera bag for it !!!! And maybe a neck strap ? Cool video :)
just realized i had the same nikon-sony and t adapters... sweet Im gonna go home and mount it.
do iiiiiitttt
I've done the same thing with a de-forked etx125. Be careful though... they're so heavy, mine pulled the threaded plugs right from the base and nearly hit the ground.
That I did many years ago with an analog camera. What's the big deal? Although it vin jetted a bit due to the big 'sensor'. I still have a few photos of my cat hanging on the wall.
+TheRobertSt it's just different, that's all. Not many people have a telescope and its kind of a novelty to take pictures through one.
Christopher Burress Ok. I have three telescopes (I am an amateur astronomer). Currently I take photos on analog film of space objects with my motor driven Celestron (that follows the objects via a clockwork). I which I could afford one of the digital cameras, but I can't.
If you get a sigma 150-600mm lens with a 2x magnifier and use a sony a6500 with a 1.5 crop factor it would be 1800, would it be usable?
I'm going to upload a video today that might address that question a little better.
Nice
Interesting. I specially liked that "Steady shoot" function of your A6500. I have many A6000 (My most favorite camera body of all time) however I think its time to move to A6500, only if the price comes down a bit!Also as already pointed out by another OP, that you called "Star" is actually the planet "Venus". FYI stars like our ole honest sun, are source of light and emit light due to internal reactions (Numerous hydrogen bomb explosion in every given time). Planets on the other hand are solid or gaseous bodies that have no light of their own but reflect the light from a near by sun (Such as our solar system planets, including earth). Obviously the closer to sun and to the observers, also the bigger they are, they reflect more light. So is Venous and Jupiter among the brightest of all in our sky, depending on time of day or night and their orbital location. Also as pointed out earlier, because venous moves very close to the axis of earth, on its orbit, in relation to sun, so we do see a crescent venous (Shadow of one plant on another), very often (Similar to the moon phases) and that is what your nice telescope showed very well. This is not visible to the necked eye, due to lack of adequate resolution otherwise.You have an excellent setup now, only missing the motorized tripod mount, then motorized focusing tool, thought that steady shoot feature came really handy here. And yes, you should add more pictures or video files of planetary photography or deep sky (Possibly Andromeda, if you are looking to the summer sky - current season- or Orion, if you can wait till winter) with your fantastic setup. I guess if more people can see how easy and cheap, it can be to go down this route, a lot of interest will be developed on Sky & dark sky photography that is no more the so called limit!
Do u think it's better than Nikon P1000 ?
this is sick dude. nice work! lets see a video of sample images. .. i bet ud get some crazy awesome ones of the moon.. could prob sell for stock easily
Just finished shooting a few things yesterday for that exact video. Should be up soon ish
Christopher Burress sweet. look forward to it
What is the nikon p1000 focal length equivalent?
Wow, neat. I had no idea anyone can do that with a camera and a telescope. Pretty cool.
That's interesting, I thought that a telescope's focal length...that the telescope would be much longer if it really were over 1000mm. Mine's a 900mm and it's much longer. Also, my telescope can't focus nearly as close as yours, and I seem confused by the aperture; why would it be so slow? Seems like telescopes should have much quicker apertures. Anyway, my telescope's a newtonian design, so that's probably why. I'd love to buy the same type of scope as was used in the video though, it looks very enjoyable!
meade makes wonderful small telescopes. I'd recommend one to anyone who'd like get into astronomy.
Finally, the ideal lens for street photography!
This was pretty cool! I’ve always wondered if something like this was possible.
I use my Nikon J5 on a Celestron C5 giving me 3375mm f/10 or if I use the 0.63 reducer I get 2126 f/6.3 :)
Hmm, a reducer might help get some more light in there.
It would be worth trying one out at a shop if you can as mine give vignetting when I use my D5300 (APS-C) camera, it's OK when I use my CX size J5 though
What are you using for your tripod?
Do u have any Moon shots wee will like to see The zoom on this,
+jose matos check the video I posted after this one.
You should go to Tikaboo Peak in Nevada and take some pictures from the Area 51 base
hi are you able to take video as well?
What about clear image zoom?? You could at least double 2850mm...
"Let's look at this star," - points it at Venus.
Biggest mistake of the year so far...
Christopher Burress Stars are always points of light as they are so far away. Planets can be resolved as discs and this one showed a phase just like the moon. Astrophotography is another ball game and could be a lot of fun with a heavier tripod, an equatorial mount and a drive motor.
Roger Underhill and I said it was a star before pointing the telescope at it. To the naked/untrained eye it looks like a point of light. I appreciate the information in your comment, others haven't been nearly as constructive.
Fun fact - You'll only see Venus right before sunset or right after sunrise. Also - Stars generally "twinkle" while planets don't.
At any rate, cool vid. Gave me an idea or two to try out with my mom's telescope.
Christopher Burress it's a great video. Thx. things have changed a lot since I was into astronomy. No digital cameras back then... ;) we have an unprecedented ability with the latest crop of sensors to capture great shots in low light and you have opened up this new area that many may not have thought about. Getting the right exposure may need some effort as planets are quite bright against a dark background. I say this for those who may not know. I know you do.
Damn you could do frigging wedding shoots from ur balcony! Just make sure they have a walkie-talkie
That's funny - I was just today thinking of tying a paracord wrist lanyard to my a6000
+Mike Lentsch I've had the same one for 3 years on my nikon and now moved to my 6500. Cheap and effective
Have you heard of the p1000?
Probably already asked, TLDR, but what specific telescope is that?
+CW reed it's a mead etx series. I think it's in the description.
I would have thought taking long distance pic with low light to show off light gathering capability, rather than min close focus minimum?
Haha, you do some crazy stuff! Subbed
Now where can I acquire my new vlogging lens?
Next insane thing to do. Add some macro extension tubes to this set up.
very awesome something to consider in the future.
Can you take a picture/video of the moon with this setup and share?
+Jos Hendrikx I'll take a few more photos with it and post them in the description, I might do another video about it as well.
Hi. Why the picture is moving all over the place ?
Whats the best Combo for A6500? suggest me 2 lens one for best all aroud and the other for potraits
MaheshGvelly 50 f/1.8 OSS and the 90mm Macro. Can't go wrong. Best all around native imo 18-105
Thanks 90mm macro? did you made a video on it? am on a budget what would be the best between 50 f/1.8 OSS and the 90mm Macro and 35mm f1.8
MaheshGvelly I have not made a video on it. But it is an amazing lens. It is a full frame lens so it is expensive but man even on the A6000 it gave amazing results. But if you're on a budget out of those three, if we're talking strictly portraiture (and not like some street photography) the 50 F/1.8 OSS would be my choice. I know it's a tight focal length on APS-C but it's one of the sharpest lenses for APS-C and it's fast to focus
35mm f1.8 would be equal to 50mm on a full frame...so 35 mm wouldn't be the best?
Finally a good vloging lens thanks
Is good for portraits? Can do bokeh with?
I take a portrait of my wife and also show the bokeh in another video. Go check it out!