MikeSD

My last best chance is at end of the month. I'll be trying to get focused shot of Saturn. I'm going to practice on Jupiter tonight. If I can't get any details on Jupiter. I won't be able to get any on Saturn. Camera Canon R7, 800mm fixed aperture lense (f22), with 2x extender. Ill be using Shutter preferred and Manual focus. I'll be under exposing as much as possible. Not sure what I should limit ISO to. I'm going to take photos and video. Video will be compressed 4k Any suggestions, if there is a better way to get proper exposure and focus??

Re: My setup Canon R7, 800mm fixed Aperture lens. 2x converter. 2580mm equivalent. My Problem I tried taking a video of Saturn last night. I think I was lucky to find it on my first attempt. To cut to the chase, the first thing I need to do is get a stable mount. I thought what I had was sturdy. It's a very sturdy tripod, with a likewise sturdy gimbal. But just touching my camera causes massive shaking. The problem might be the contact points between my camera lens comb. and the mount. It's just a single point rail about 1" long. The setup is over 22" when extended. The solution might just be "don't touch it" and control everything remotely. The problem with that is I think I won't be able to get around to having to focus. Auto focus is not going to work on planets, I don't think. I can probably make a remote manual focus for the camera. But I think I want to jump to something that will guarantee no shake. I've considered a pro type equitorial mount but not sure which might be best. For me it's camera shake that is most important. Finding and tracking is important but it's the shake I want to fix. This was a still (first attempt). I had the pic way over exposed so I think this was more because of exposure than focus. But I could be wrong on that. Suggestions for eliminating camera shake.