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Subject: [OM] Re: Astrophotography...
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:12:04 -0800

On Feb 20, 2004, at 8:06 AM, Donald MacDonald wrote:

>
>
> All these astro shots with OM lenses and stuff... now, supposing I 
> don't
> have a 'scope... and I can't really afford to buy one... but aspire to 
> it
> eventually...
>
> What is the practicality of setting up a mount, driven, to take shots 
> with
> OM lenses?
>
> Just curious. Too broke to contemplate either option.
>
> D.
>
>

The really cheap way to go is to make your own "barn door" mount and 
guide it yourself. There are articles on building them in many books. 
Here is an article on one:

http://www.skynewsmagazine.com/pages/resources/barndoor.html



Winsor
Long Beach, California
USA


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