Re: [APML] astro camera idea

["Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>]

Hummm. $500-$750 before we're finished with "bargin" grades used stuff +
adaptors. Not this year <g> My astro cup hath runneth over and spilt on my
wife's carpet <vbg>
Bobby


----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Kolb <jkolb@mindport.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 4:04 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] astro camera idea


> Hi Bobby,
>
> > Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
> A while back I thought about trying a Mamiya 645 for just this reason.
You
> can get a 35mm film back for these that takes standard film cassettes.  I
> figured that the lens opening must be larger to cover 6x4.5 format, so
that
> on 35mm film it would be totally unvignetted.  It also seems like you
should
> be able to focus using a loupe directly on the screen.
>
> I never got around to trying this out, however, so I can't say for sure it
> would work.  It would sure be easier to do, I'll bet.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jon Kolb
> Adventures in Astrophotography
> http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
> jkolb@mindport.com
>
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