Long Distance Microscope: XZ-1

[Barry Carter]

Well I like the term Afocal Imaging in lieu of Digiscoping. So I took the XZ-1 up a notch to test its afocal capability. Read more at

http://www.barrie-tao.com/afocal.html

Well, I found that the eyepiece used is critical on how much vigentting one gets. But in taking images of moon, planets, birds, one can live with the view if the 16:9 apect ratio is used. My test setup used a ten dollar bill on a wall at a distance of 8 feet. Using a William Optic 24mm DCL-28 eyepiece attached to a telescope, the following photos were obtained. The Olympus RM-UC1 remote cable was used to trip shutter. Hope to get a photo of moon this weekend.

Test set-up:





Note the Velcro buttons to help with grip. Used Lensmate adapter tube, 52-37mm and 37-28mm step-down ring to attach eyepiece.



Alexander Hamilton on 10 dollar bill. Used 16:9 aspect.



Ciao...Barry

 

[KTClown]

Neat setup for a shot. Good luck on the moon picture.

 

[Barry Carter]

From an early waning gibbous moon on 26 March, temp 21 deg F. One thing I noticed is the cold weather ergonomics compared to LX3/LX5 don't measure up to latter. Manual focusing and exposure setting was more challenging with XZ-1; especially when you hands are cold. That said, hooked XZ-1 up to telescope with 24mm eyepiece. Exposure 1/100 sec, ISO 250, JPG, full zoom. Focus is off due to lack of patience in braving the cold. First attempt at Olympus XZ-1 astrophotography, with less than ideal conditions.





Ciao...Barry

 

[Ben O Connor]

Wondering how would Stylus 1 would perform with your telescopes.

This time, Sensor is better than XZ-1, and image stabilisation will be superb. Just curious



Ben