I want to upgrade my telescope for astrophotography but I want to be able to switch between visual and astrophotography mode easily, is there any way to do this? my setup is a fujifilm x t 30 with and az gti goto mount
how to upgrade for astrophotography
You can use what you have to start experimenting. You don't talk about lenses but with a fast one and short exposures you can certainly start learning.
You can look at Askar SQA55 which is a good refractor and also a low priced one. More importantly in your case it also doubles up as a Telephoto Lens on your Fujifilm camera . It is a 55m f/4.8 Petzval design and am using it myself.
With your Sky Watcher AZ GTi mount it should be good to get some good exposures
Hope this helps
With your Sky Watcher AZ GTi mount it should be good to get some good exposures
Hope this helps
Returning to visual astronomy roots with simple alt/az telescope setup
Funny Story, at least to me…. Like many of you, I’ve been looking at the night sky for over sixty years. From a dime store Newtonian to some of the best telescopes made. These days I have very sophisticated equipment, all computer controlled. I can f...
Discusses switching between visual and astrophotography modes with alt/az mounts.