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Hi Donnie:
At the risk of getting flamed by the more
fine-grain-oriented members of APML, I would strongly recommend Konica 3200 as
the "starter" film, whether it's piggy-back or prime focus. It has good color
balance at these exposure durations and the extra speed gives you a chance of
picking up some deep-sky stuff as well as stars. As soon as you have enough
results to whet your appetite, you can start shifting down in ISO and up in
exposure duration. To Konica Centuria 800 or Kodak Supra 400 (or 800) for
example. You can get the 3200 Konica from B&H (on-line, NYC) or
Lumicon, the slower speeds from B&H. If you're already grain-intolerant, you
may want to start with the 800 or 400 speeds. I found that when I started out
(with a poor mount), I really needed the extra speed to get satisfying results,
so the 3200 Konica was really helpful.
Bert
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