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.