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Preface:
I have taken many astro pictures with my Minolta manual SLR camera but have
never been really satisfied with the results acheived. I have also tried taking many pictures with my
somewhat outdated digital camera, a Canon IXUS 330, again, not to my satifaction.
I have however, recently purchased 2 lenses from a chap on ebay. One 16mm(surplus to requirements but for £6
a bargain not to be missed) and one 135mm fixed focal length branded Mitsuki. This lense has proven to be
priceless(even though i had to bid upto £35 to get it). The pictures below have been taken using
mostly the 135mm F2 lens. They are all labeled with as much info as i can remember about them and i intend
to continue adding the best picks as my collection grows. I am now happy that i can, with my current set up,
get some decent wide field pictures and will continue to do so for a year or so at progressivly longer focal
lengths until i am happy i have the skill and experience to move on to prime focus.
I use the same film for all pictures, the film is not chosen from experience it is simply a the easiest to obtain in my area. Using the same film simply narrows down the error margin and gives me less settings to worry about at the scope. The film i use is Kodak Ultra ISO 400 24 exposure rolls. I hope you enjoy the pics and typos and please fee free to contact me if you have any queries or comments or flames!!! Ah yes all images link through to a much heavier copy(normally about 400K or so) they pop up in a sized to image window!!!
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| 135mm F8 15 Minutes, Subject: Messier 45 | 135mm F8 15 Minutes, Subject: Constelation Orion |
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| 135mm F8 15 Minutes, Subject: Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) | |
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