Re: [APML] OT: Pleiades Mosaic

[Steve <sc02492@yahoo.com>]

Thanks Emmanuele.  Unfortunately, I don't know of
equivalent software for Nikon digicams.  Someone who
would know, or who might be able to develop this, is
Mike Unsold (the developer of ImagesPlus software: 
http://www.mlunsold.com/).  I don't know if he can
help, but it can't hurt to ask.

Steve Cannistra

--- Emmanuele Sordini <vega@bloomingstars.com> wrote:
> At 07.35 08/10/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >Thanks to everyone for their kind comments!  Joe,
> I've
> >found that you cannot use the autofocus sensor for
> 10D
> >wide field astrophotography using EOS compatible
> >lenses.  It doesn't know quite what to focus on,
> since
> >everything is at "infinity."  For prime focus
> shots, I
> >use the STI Stiletto IV for focusing and have found
> it
> >to be very accurate (after some minor tweaking).
> >Actually, focusing through the viewfinder for an
> >object like the moon may not be so bad, but it
> won't
> >really get you tack sharp.  Unless you have
> something
> >like the STI product, it's best to check the image
> >focus with the laptop and adjust as needed.  There
> is
> >also software that makes 10D focusing easier as
> well,
> >but again it requires the laptop at the scope. 
> Check
> >out:
> >
>
>http://www.liquidfusion.com.au/astro/dslrfocus/default.htm
> 
> Hi Steve,
> first off, congratulations on your fine work.
> 
> Secondly, do you (and other fellow APML'ers, of
> course!) know of any such 
> software for doing exactly the same thing with Nikon
> digicams, both 
> 995-4500 series and D100?
> To focus my digicam, I normally use an USB video
> capture box connected to 
> my laptop and to the digicam's video output. While
> this is certainly better 
> than the digicam's small LCD display, video capture
> resolution is limited 
> to a meager 320 x 200 pixel. It looks like DSLR
> Focus is right what I was 
> looking for, but for the the wrong brand :-((
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Emmanuele Sordini
> 
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