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Hello Fujonians (Fujinians?), i am a potential adopter and was curious about a few things. I have used a sony SLT, and a couple traditional SLRs but never a full mirror less ILC, so i am a bit ignorant to the technical info of Fuji. I am planning my next purchase, likely to be done by the end of January, and i am currently eyeballing a few different cameras. One of the things i have always wanted to do more of is astrophotography. I have tried but had little success, mainly due to a lack of quality long glass.
Not long ago i started researching quite a bit on telescopes and learning the basics there. Come to find out, if you are somebody who doesn't mind manual focus, which i actually enjoy, it is fairly easy to attach a scope to most digital cameras and have a go. One of the current cameras that i am leaning towards is the new X-E2. I like how Fuji has the sharpness potential with no low pass filter, and the noise performance of their sensors is downright amazing. I honestly don't care what a camera looks like, so the retro thing is neither good or bad, but everything else is great with the new model.
This leads me to my question. Is there anything in the Fuji system model, or in the X-E line specifically, that would hinder my shooting with a telescope? I understand there will be no electronic connections with a scope, but it seems as Fuji is designed for manual aperture glass, such as legacy lenses, and these seem that they would operate similarly to a telescope. My main concern is if the camera will meter properly without lens info? Is there anything that could potentially make this style of shooting a pita?
I really like what i have read about the X-E2 manual aids, peaking and split image to be specific. I have used peaking before and would love to try this camera out using MF. One of the reasons i am looking at the X-E2 is the performance per dollar of it is amazing. I just won't spend 5 thousand dollars on a camera and lenses in a short period, it's only a hobby and for family shots. So i tend to be a bargain shopper that looks for hidden value. Thus, this camera being such a good match with legacy glass, which there is so much of in the world, it's a perfect choice for me.(sorry for the long post).
Lastly, i really want THIS to use with the camera. For anybody experienced in telescopes, a triplet scope is the cat's meow, similar to the $pendy canon glass. Very controlled CA, very high quality elements. For an F/6 390mm manual "lens", $349 is better than any real lens i have seen. Barska also offers an F/7 560mm for $399, but I'm trying to keep overall cost low. I already have 4 lenses of more traditional focal lengths that i can get adapters for, so my question here is mainly about telescopes and lenses without connectors. Also, do all the adapters for different mounts have connectors or will there be no lens info? If there isn't, is that an issue with this camera?
Thx in advance for anybody who can help, plz feel free to add anything you like.
Not long ago i started researching quite a bit on telescopes and learning the basics there. Come to find out, if you are somebody who doesn't mind manual focus, which i actually enjoy, it is fairly easy to attach a scope to most digital cameras and have a go. One of the current cameras that i am leaning towards is the new X-E2. I like how Fuji has the sharpness potential with no low pass filter, and the noise performance of their sensors is downright amazing. I honestly don't care what a camera looks like, so the retro thing is neither good or bad, but everything else is great with the new model.
This leads me to my question. Is there anything in the Fuji system model, or in the X-E line specifically, that would hinder my shooting with a telescope? I understand there will be no electronic connections with a scope, but it seems as Fuji is designed for manual aperture glass, such as legacy lenses, and these seem that they would operate similarly to a telescope. My main concern is if the camera will meter properly without lens info? Is there anything that could potentially make this style of shooting a pita?
I really like what i have read about the X-E2 manual aids, peaking and split image to be specific. I have used peaking before and would love to try this camera out using MF. One of the reasons i am looking at the X-E2 is the performance per dollar of it is amazing. I just won't spend 5 thousand dollars on a camera and lenses in a short period, it's only a hobby and for family shots. So i tend to be a bargain shopper that looks for hidden value. Thus, this camera being such a good match with legacy glass, which there is so much of in the world, it's a perfect choice for me.(sorry for the long post).
Lastly, i really want THIS to use with the camera. For anybody experienced in telescopes, a triplet scope is the cat's meow, similar to the $pendy canon glass. Very controlled CA, very high quality elements. For an F/6 390mm manual "lens", $349 is better than any real lens i have seen. Barska also offers an F/7 560mm for $399, but I'm trying to keep overall cost low. I already have 4 lenses of more traditional focal lengths that i can get adapters for, so my question here is mainly about telescopes and lenses without connectors. Also, do all the adapters for different mounts have connectors or will there be no lens info? If there isn't, is that an issue with this camera?
Thx in advance for anybody who can help, plz feel free to add anything you like.
