dslr Definition and 12 Threads

Orion setting in the west.

I have used my entry-level Zwo colour camera to get movies of planets and, subject to my limited skills, those movies (Avi format) are handled quite happily by Autostakkert and Registax. I have used my DSLR successfully to take multiple long exposure images and they have stacked fine (of...

Is it possible to use a DSLR as a cost effective spectrometer? To find out: The wavelength of different monochrome LED lights. The color temperature of different white lights To elaborate, take a DSLR and keep the white balance to fixed 6500K to get D65 white point. Take the photograph of...

I use a 2" coupling to mount my DSLR on the scope. However, I have an 90 degree mirror angle in the 1.25" size, and would like to use it sometimes for convenience getting my eye on the viewfinder/lcd screen. I was wondering what drawbacks, if any, there were in stepping down the diameter of...

Hi, I've been trying to take some deep sky images with my DSLR. However, my pictures tend to get washed out and overexposed after more than just a couple seconds. Is there something I can do to fix this, or is this just an issue with ambient city light? I'm already using a lens hood, and...

Andy Resnick submitted a new PF Insights post Digital Camera Buyer's Guide: DSLR Continue reading the Original PF Insights Post.

Great project to do! DIY Exoplanet Detector with a DSLR

Hi, Recently started with astronomy with a basic 5 inch reflector, not motorised but interesting initial explorations. Subsequently became interested in trying to take pictures of the moon, saturn and then onto Jupiter. Found through utube that you can modify cheap webcams and in combination...

I went to college for photography and still have my old Pentax K-1000. That was a large fraction of a century ago. Since then, I've been doing fine with my point & shoot (Canon 630) for years. But on recent vaykays, my picture-taking has exceeded my camera's abilities. I want to step up. But...

The current flooding in Thailand has shut down Nikon's factory that makes most of their consumer-level DSLR bodies and lenses. The water has been at least 2 meters deep for the past few weeks, and apparently shows no signs of receding yet. See the before-and-after pictures in the following...

Hi there, Back in the day (10 years ago) I used to be really good at photography, however the hobby died out since I was in high school, my film budget was slim to none. Here we are ten years later, and I'm thinking of getting another camera: A DSLR. I like Nikon, so I want to stick with...

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