Re: [APML] hasselblad ap?

["Taras R.Hnatyshyn" <tarashnat@earthlink.net>]

Jeff,

I've been using Hasselblads for wide-field piggyback and tripod-
mounted planetary alignment photos for about a year now. My main
scope doesn't have enough coverage for 6x6 (120) format, so I do
not use it at prime focus yet. Here are some of my more recent
efforts. There are a few more on my web site (link in signature
below) follow the link to Film images.

The Dippers (short exposure tripod)...
   http://homepage.mac.com/tarashnat/astrophoto/images/MF-00180-07.jpg
 
Comet NEAT C/2001 Q4 (crop of larger image, sorry-scanner streaks)...
   http://homepage.mac.com/tarashnat/astrophoto/images/MF-00188-04.2.jpg
 
Milky Way rising (1 hour 30mm fisheye)...
   http://homepage.mac.com/tarashnat/astrophoto/images/MF-00188-10.jpg
 
Star Trails (40mm lens, first 3 hour, others 1 hour each)...
   http://homepage.mac.com/tarashnat/astrophoto/images/MF-00189-01.jpg
   http://homepage.mac.com/tarashnat/astrophoto/images/MF-00189-02.jpg
   http://homepage.mac.com/tarashnat/astrophoto/images/MF-00189-03.jpg
 
Rho Ophiuchi complex (1 hour, I should have gone deeper, but 75 miles
from NYC doesn't allow me to approach our dark sky colleagues)...
   http://homepage.mac.com/tarashnat/astrophoto/images/MF-00195-11.jpg

The photos above are all Fuji Provia 400F, except Rho Ophiuchi, which
was shot on E200.

The 500C/M is my favorite body for astrophotography. The 100mm f/3.5
is supposed to be the best corrected lens for infinity, and I like
it a lot. I recently got an old 30mm f/3.5 fisheye, and plan to take
a number of Milky Way photos this summer. I got a 2000FCW for its
multiple exposure capability to shoot a lunar eclipse sequence in
November, and with the shutter speed multiplier, it is my favorite
boby for the planetary alignment shots, as I can set the shutter to
speeds from 1 sec to 1 min. This allows me the time to concentrate
on bracketing, instead of counting seconds...

I have replaced the old screens with Beattie Intenscreens.
 
Taras


On May 28, 2004, at 3:27 AM, Jeff Crilly wrote:

> Anyone doing astrophotography with a hasselblad setup?
>
> I'm considering it...  Any suggestions?
>
> I'm thinking piggyback.  However, prime focus
> with the FSQ is a possibility.  The downside
> is the Tak->hasselblad adapter is very pricey.
>
> thanks for any info
>
> jeff
>
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