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I’m sorry I did not participate this week (hey–I voted though), congrats flufy and the big O.

I probably won’t participate for Legos, either. I will try–theoretically it’s possible. I just can’t think of what to do with them after the contest, and the apt. is crowded enough already.

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At only a few arc seconds in diameter, I think it’s as focused as I can hope for–seeing conditions won’t get me much sharper than that 1/2 arc second mark. But that won’t keep me from trying to do better!

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Love the lines, Barracuda (because, you know, that’s what photogs look for…)

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Extenders are cheap and mated to my 70-300mm Tamron might be the way to go (for now), thanks chupa. Damn you’re just full of lens knowledge! I wish I knew 1/2 what you do.

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I’m totally not worthy. I did ride a bike once, for several years, a 12-speed. 10 miles to and from work 5 days a week. Hurts a lot when a car hits you. Or when thugs knock you over and mug you. But other than that, lesbians and straight men commented on my fine legs.

Yep, those days are over…the dah-ah-og days are oh-oh-ver! The…

//I digress.

Meanwhile, my thoughts are: If you’re Lance, and every friggin’ testosterone-injected second counts–go for the gold. Elsewise, settle for ergonomics (the riding position, especially, you don’t want to be really top heavy (more than you can compensate for, with posture), cost, and enjoyment of the lines.

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Scopes are generally designed to limit achrom. ab. as a rule–though short of light band filters, nothing is ever perfect (and probably not then either). My understanding is camera lenses, with all the different elements, are serving the same purpose, no? fluffybunny

The thing is, I’ve often thought of longer glass when I’m shooting a bird from across a river, and I might be moving to a high rise in a year or so, so there’s always Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” angle. 😉

But other than that (and it isn’t much), I don’t know what I’d use it for. And yet except for maybe 1/2 dozen nights of astrophotography per year, I don’t know what I’d use the other for. It’s just the shots I’d want to use it for, are the ones I’d hope to be to die for.

//This whole glass thing. It’s complicated. I have time for this decision.

I don’t have much time for booking a hotel, so I emailed the Aunt to see if she’s a go, and I’ll be making bookings this weekend (for the solar eclipse gig). I’ll go up prior to and stake out locations, and maybe rent some glass//—///–__+++\

Jebus. WTF am I talking of spending on stuff I might not use often enough when I can just rent something for a weekend! It’s around a night’s stay in a 3.25 star hotel around these parts.

//Thread discontinued. Carry on.

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Oops–scratch 1/2 arc minute, replace with 1/2 degree, and carry on! (Hey, it’s a night shift–maybe I forgot my midnight coffee?)

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It does, sleeping, because the f/2 is a function of the focal length, shortened by (appox 2/3). Over the 11″ diam. mirror, that makes a huge difference. The effective FOV goes from about 1/2 an arc minute to 2.9 arc minutes. But that’s not a bad thing–I can’t even get andromeda in it’s entirety with my current rig, and the moon is even a challenge (as is the sun, same difference…) when full. Granted, subjects would not be as large–but they’d be a heck of a lot brighter because I’m capturing all the light in that FOV bucket.

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For fast glass, I’d almost certainly have to go used (though Tamron has some stuff in my price range, and I’ve loved my 70-300mm–beats out my Canon one every time.) Piggybacking on the scope is totally doable, though, so fast glass seems a better purchase since I could use it elsewhere beyond astrophotography.

But…I really, really want that f/2 telescope rig…the shots taken with it are phenomenal, and it’s 20x faster than using the 6.3.

Decisions, decisions. If I could swing a 400mm, that would probably sway me as with the crop factor it’s more like 640mm.

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halp! halp! i’m being repressed

I didn’t even know you got wrinkly again… 😆

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Congrats! Do post something here from the set!!

//a gig is a gig. Almost had one of those, once!

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Politicz make me shutter.

//sayin…

(don’t let Orionid in here, though–he brought gunz…)

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I’ll take the toke for you, lokisbong!

//okay. Maybe it’s not for you. But it’s for someone. Laundry deserves better than this…

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It’s ewe-nanny-mous, thusfar!

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I’m likely to be sitting out the next few. I know I’ll miss this one. Life intervenes and stuff happens, etc. Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with, though.

//Wish Rush’s “Time Stand Still” could be made real.

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