toucam vsersus LPI versus digital camerasPosted By Ivan Gastaldo |
Greg,
For planetary work, the Toucam is probably the best there is (and affordable too!)
For DSOs, you could modify your Toucam for long exposure shots, but that gets tricky & you could end up damaging your webcam if done improperly...
The BEST DSO shots are done with equipment that IS still expensive, but you could get very nice results with CCD cameras in the $1000-$2000... including some of the new DIGITAL SLRs, like the Digital Rebel, the Canon D10 or D60, and others.
On the "regular" digital cameras, I've seen some nice shots coming out of the CoolPix series...
Clear skies!
Ivan
P.S.
The LPI is not bad, but I'm still too see a shot that would rival anything that has been done with a Toucam pro or a Vesta Pro...
For planetary work, the Toucam is probably the best there is (and affordable too!)
For DSOs, you could modify your Toucam for long exposure shots, but that gets tricky & you could end up damaging your webcam if done improperly...
The BEST DSO shots are done with equipment that IS still expensive, but you could get very nice results with CCD cameras in the $1000-$2000... including some of the new DIGITAL SLRs, like the Digital Rebel, the Canon D10 or D60, and others.
On the "regular" digital cameras, I've seen some nice shots coming out of the CoolPix series...
Clear skies!
Ivan
P.S.
The LPI is not bad, but I'm still too see a shot that would rival anything that has been done with a Toucam pro or a Vesta Pro...
