Jules,
Best of wishes and good luck with the sale. We will surely miss you so keep in touch on the forum (m43 photography?)
Carlos, what place do you plan to visit? For travel I would bring the TLAPO804 over the ED80 as it fits in the hand luggage and the shorter focal length enables more options.
Hi Carlos,Praslin island. I have taken the 80ED twice to Uruguay, with no regrets. I take it apart and bring with me (hand luggage) the optics part, and the empty tubes goes with the rest of the luggage. In case someone feels compelled to take it, they have no use for it.
Tord: of the converters you have - I think you have the m43 1.4x? as well as the older one ec-14? and the telenegatives - which one do you prefer with the scopes?
Pretty good I must say, lots of detail. How big portion of the moon is it?I got an old EQ3 equatorial tracking mount for my telescope from my friend, so I was able to get this using a 2x Barlow between my E-M1 II and my 600mm triplet. It was cold and VERY windy, and I know I wouldn't have stood a chance with my normal tripod. Stack of about 60 images.
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The Barlow is not all that sharp around the edges, but very goon in the center. Weather permitting, I will try a mosiac of 5 stacks tonight.
Carlos,thanks Tord.
Thought of the MC-14, but could not find any at a good price.
Did some tests with a TN I have, mounting it as close as possible, and I got it to 1.3x, which is great, for it means I will not regret leaving the 600mm behind.
Birding will be fun, but also bugs, landscapes, flowers. will have the 75-300mm, the 60mm m43-macro (and a diy diffuser for the small flash that comes with e-m1mk2) and a new 7.5mm laowa.
Carlos,
It struck my mind I totally forgot to ask about how your trip was. Any good photo results with the scope?
/Tord
Hi Carlos
Some really good shots with the scope, clarity and details are top notch. Did you bring it as hand luggage?
Was on a month long trip to south India the past winter, had to compromise on what to bring and regrettably left the scope at home as there was loads of other (non-birding/photo) stuff I was bringing with me.
Cheers
Tord