CalvinFold
Well-known member
I already asked this question elsewhere, but received no feedback, so I thought I'd try here with some massaging of the question.
I'm planning to get a Micro Four-Thirds camera to replace my old Nikon Coolpix 4500. Been a great camera for digiscoping, but getting camera envy watching the wonderful photos my girlfriend takes with her DSLR.
Am likely to get an Olympus OM-D E-M10, and I already own a Celestron C90 (Schmidt-Cassegrain) that I use for daytime digiscoping (not astrophotography). I'm using the standard Celestron 32mm Plossl, but am considering getting the TeleVue version, I hear it is quite noticeably better even on the C90.
But how should I plan to hook up the MFT camera?
--Like I do with the Coolpix 4500...afocal with an adapter of some sort?
--As a prime lens (without the elbow and plossl)?
There are variations on both techniques, but wanted to ask which technique first, then ask about the details.
ALSO:
--I realize the C90 isn't high-end and Schmidt-Cassegrain produces weird bokeh, etc.
--I also realize there are long-range camera lenses I could use instead of the (tele)scope. But I have the money for a camera, not the other components at this time.
--I've kicked-around various MFT camera ideas (Panasonic GX7, Olympus OM-D E-M5, and various DSLR among others), but my research leads me to believe the E-M10 seems like it'll have the best balance of price, performance, weight, size, etc. Unless there is some show-stopper I should know about, this part is fairly well set in stone.
I'm planning to get a Micro Four-Thirds camera to replace my old Nikon Coolpix 4500. Been a great camera for digiscoping, but getting camera envy watching the wonderful photos my girlfriend takes with her DSLR.
Am likely to get an Olympus OM-D E-M10, and I already own a Celestron C90 (Schmidt-Cassegrain) that I use for daytime digiscoping (not astrophotography). I'm using the standard Celestron 32mm Plossl, but am considering getting the TeleVue version, I hear it is quite noticeably better even on the C90.
But how should I plan to hook up the MFT camera?
--Like I do with the Coolpix 4500...afocal with an adapter of some sort?
--As a prime lens (without the elbow and plossl)?
There are variations on both techniques, but wanted to ask which technique first, then ask about the details.
ALSO:
--I realize the C90 isn't high-end and Schmidt-Cassegrain produces weird bokeh, etc.
--I also realize there are long-range camera lenses I could use instead of the (tele)scope. But I have the money for a camera, not the other components at this time.
--I've kicked-around various MFT camera ideas (Panasonic GX7, Olympus OM-D E-M5, and various DSLR among others), but my research leads me to believe the E-M10 seems like it'll have the best balance of price, performance, weight, size, etc. Unless there is some show-stopper I should know about, this part is fairly well set in stone.