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Has anyone ever used a DSLR camera for H-Alpha photography ?
APS-C or Four-Thirds / Micro Four Thirds, with Mirror or Miirrorless, or a IR-modified one ?
sunny Greetings
Achim
DSLR for H-Alpha ?
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Re: DSLR for H-Alpha ?
Nope, results I see are significantly inferior to what can be achieved with a CCD/CMOS camera. However, DSLR offers convenience and if thats what the user has and is happy with the result then all is good.
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Re: DSLR for H-Alpha ?
Achim,
I have asked the same thing. DSLR cameras probably would work better with white light photography,
James
I have asked the same thing. DSLR cameras probably would work better with white light photography,
James
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Re: DSLR for H-Alpha ?
Hi Mark,
I have to search my hard drive.
Once on the Lunt LS60Ha BF1200 with a Panasonic Lumix G3, astromodified, made " ONLY " 32 RAW images of the full disk and processed it with AviStack.
I have to search my hard drive.
Once on the Lunt LS60Ha BF1200 with a Panasonic Lumix G3, astromodified, made " ONLY " 32 RAW images of the full disk and processed it with AviStack.
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Re: DSLR for H-Alpha ?
I think you caught them about as good as possible without using a dedicated CCD/CMOS there Achim.
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Re: DSLR for H-Alpha ?
Yes Mark
for just 32 shots the result is very amazing, especially as a 16 MP Tiff.
Next time I will take some 100 pictures.
for just 32 shots the result is very amazing, especially as a 16 MP Tiff.
Next time I will take some 100 pictures.
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Re: DSLR for H-Alpha ?
It is an excellent result but not sure there will be any real improvement using 100 images as noise isn't an issue.Solar-Cologne wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:19 am Yes Mark
for just 32 shots the result is very amazing, especially as a 16 MP Tiff.
Next time I will take some 100 pictures.
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