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# That is a very nice result for that
especially how you managed to convince it not to over expose
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 15:34, archived)
# i also use a open-sourced firmware hack called CHDK
It allows manual override of all exposure settings and reconnects the ability to shoot in RAW. Even the cheapest Canon camera have the physical ability for advanced features, but Canon engineers 'disconnect' those abilities in the firmware
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 15:43, archived)
# Oh yeah, I've heard of that
but haven't felt the need (nor the nerve) to use it myself
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 15:50, archived)
# the nerve thing is not an issue, it does not write anyting to the factory firmware.
a few button presses cause the program to load from the SD card when you want to use it. Turning the camera off and on totally exits the program
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 16:01, archived)
# Coolness
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 16:06, archived)
#
www.b3ta.com/board/10708964
(herman:D, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 15:47, archived)
# i had more trouble with the chromatic abberations introduced by the binocular lenses
i filtered them out pretty much for this post.
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 15:48, archived)
# I can imagine
Lightroom does some neat CA corrections
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 15:50, archived)
# well, one of these days (sometime in the next 20 years or so)
I will be able to afford a proper DSLR with good lenses and all.
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 15:53, archived)
# Until such a time, binoculars seem to work okay
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 16:06, archived)
# indeed they do. Just by luck the folding rubber eyecup on the binoculars grip the circumference of the lens barrel on the camera just right
I just started playing around with the setup. I might even invest in a cheap telescope and build a lens collar.

I used to own a couple of decent telescopes, but a basement flood ruined them :(
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 16:13, archived)
# Bah!

About the lens fitting the binoculars, you're in luck. you see, with a DSLR, it would never fit quite so well.
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 16:20, archived)
# you know, you're right!
photography is one of those hobbies where ingenuity can save a lot of money.
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 4 Mar 2012, 16:38, archived)