Did You All Check The Eclipse Out?

May 6, 2002
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If you haven't yet it's still going on. It's on the way back to normal now. I tried to get a picture using my 3d printed telescope while holding my phone up to the eyepiece. That isn't easy but here you go.

 
May 6, 2002
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I'm thinking about trying out some astrophotography. Any of you into photography? Wondering if I should get something like a Canon EOS T7 new that comes with 2 different lenses for $600 or buy a higher end used DSLR on one of the used camera sites for about the same but some are like 10 years old. Makes me a bit nervous spending money like that on an older used electronic device. There's only so many times you can use the shutter before it wears out.
 

TortElvisII

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If you haven't yet it's still going on. It's on the way back to normal now. I tried to get a picture using my 3d printed telescope while holding my phone up to the eyepiece. That isn't easy but here you go.

Very nice.
 
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There's only so many times you can use the shutter before it wears out.

I bought my wife a maybe t6 in 2016 because she had to have it for probably that price.

She wanted to be able to get clean shots of our kid’s school events. Then phones got a whole lot better. It was just a hassle to bring it.

There should be plenty of cameras like that out there. I bet my counter isn’t over 500.