Canon EOS 40D Live View and Astro-photography

Yep, everything you see here on the 40D is possible with the 450D / XSi. As for the T-mount adapter, just visit or search for a telescope shop!

wow, this will work on the 450D as well.

What's a good site for these adapters to connect the camera to the telescope?

i have a Sony DSC-T30 and is it any good for bright planets?

Oh my god. I find it amazing that you can see Jupiter all together. Great work!

It's easier if we continue this on the Cameralabs technical forum!

don't get me wrong, i understand how live view works as i've done filter conversions in the past to cameras that use an EVF as opposed to an optical viewfinder. (as you may already know, they're loosely based around the same "sensor seeing" concept.

i was asking more-so to see if 'deep red' was as visible from the focal length you were using.

I agree, Live View is invaluable if you know where to use it! I haven't tried a modifed astro body, but it should work fine, as Live View on the 40D simply shows what the sensor's 'seeing'. We've got a good technical section on the Cameralabs forum if you'd like to learn more about astrophotography...

i must say, excellent utilization of the live view function on the 40D. it is far too often i hear AF-point reliant users claim their new 40D's live view function is simply "not usable."

astrophotography will be my final frontier as far as specialty fields are concerned. with that being said, i have one question:

have you implemented this approach to astrophotography with a 40D that has had it's sensor filters swapped for greatly improved spectral transmission yet? [HM to ACF-x]

curious...

If you can get the right T-mount adapter, you can mount any DSLR to a telescope - including a Nikon. The magnification depends on the telescope. If you've any more Qs, we can answer in more detail in the technical section of the Cameralabs forum.

one more thing... what is the maximum magnification you can use on the canon eosd40

can you do the same thing with the nikon d40, if so, what is the maximum magnification for this camera?

can you do astrophotography with the Nikon D40 digital SLR camera also?
how does the nikon D40 digital slr compare to the canon EOS40D camera?

Nope it doesn't matter.

Reflector or Refractor.. Does it matter?

Would love to see a post of your canary wharf photo in the Cameralabs forums - perhaps in the architecture section... As for the moon, it's much brighter than you'd think - even at f11, you should be able to photograph it at between 1/15 and 1/60 at 100 ISO...

Sorry one more thing :) Aperture value at 11 ish? ISO at about 200? would this do it?

fantastic, i will try that.. got to find the moon now... havent seen it in ages! Got a brilliant shot of canary wharf at night from my balconey in wimbledon.. used the software on a laptop to focus the lens and fire the shutter.. no shake!

Thanks for your help :)

There's some people on the Cameralabs forums with the same lens doing some great work -check it out! Be great to see what you get with the Bigma and a 2x converter on the moon, but remember it'll move quite quickly across the frame, so use a tripod and a shutter of at least 1/30, maybe 1/60.

I have a 50 - 500mm sigma lens (aka Bigma) and a 2 x converter. this gives me marginally less magnification than the telescopoe in this tutorial.

fantastic and inspiring video .. cant wait to try and get the same result with my 40D!! Thank you

This guy really knows his stuff. Good job buddy ... keep it up..

Hi had seen videos from him before, i would say he looks quite peacefull, i think the only one thinking he look an alien must be you, just because hes hairless....my brother is hairless.

I love live view function. It just like operating a professional view camera or 6x6 camera.

HEY, he is great,i have learn a lot from him!good job! respect!

Oh, ... good. :-P I was a bit worried. Actually he kind of looks like the guy who played "Brody Davis" in "Roswell" the TV Series. ("Desmond Askew" is his name.) Either way, .. after watching this video, this guys seems to really know his stuff, so he's cool in my book. :-)

dont worry he comes in peace

I'm only 5 seconds in and I just HAD to pause to ask, ... does anyone else think this guy looks like an alien??? Puts new meaning to "astro-photography...."