>David;
>
>Sure, you can use it. The -2 still has the advantage of light wieght.
>You'll use it on 'B' with a locking cable release. However, since the
>mirror moving up when the shutter releases make shake the scope, you
may
>want to use an additional shutter techique. Called the 'Black Hat' in
>astro-circles, what you do is, before you release the OM-2 shutter,
use
>a large black object (hat, matte board, etc) to cover the telescope
>opening (but don't *touch* the telescope with the hat) . Then open the
>OM-2 shutter, then remove the hat *after* any vibrations have died
>down. This of course is limited to 'long' exposure, longer than the
>shortest exposure you can accurately time with the hat. Oh, and don't
>forget to again cover the scope with the hat before you release the
>shutter.
>
why don't you just use two tripods, one for the telescope and one for
the camera? I guess a hat is lighter to carry out in the field, but a
second tripod would add tremendous stability.
Be seeing you.
Dirk Wright
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