Astro trips eh? Through the telescope or time exposures through lenses? 99.9% of my images are all taken using a telescope mounted CCD camera.
I use mirrorless cameras and have real limitations on focal length as a result but am taking ‘landscape’ Astro pix, not telescope shots, which would be great fun to do.Astro trips eh? Through the telescope or time exposures through lenses? 99.9% of my images are all taken using a telescope mounted CCD camera.
I gave that a lot of thought in the design stage. A solid ‘lid’ would be cumbersome to store in the car and the foam inserts do a fine job with any jostling since the cubicles are fairly close fitting.I like the project, but if I was putting all of my camera gear in that, I would have a lid on it that held everything secure and in place, but could be opened/removed easily when the point of use was reached. Highway trips are frequently not as smooth as expected, and I would not want my thousands of dollars worth of camera gear flying round the inside of the car. I would also not want it easy for someone to see all of that gear through the car window when I made a rest stop, as it might be too tempting for someone. A secured lid could solve both problems.
Charley
I'm neither able or willing to 'backpack' cameras in the wild at my age. I usually shoot out of my car which is what this contraption was made for. From there I will mount a body/ens of a CF tripod and trek a little bit. Lazy, I know...Hmm. Don't have that much camera gear. That is a great idea and will b e of service for many years. Last Christmas, my wife gave me a backpack that holds all my gear plus what is included in a new camera on the to-buy list in the near future.
BTW, I live in SE TN, about two hours from the GSMNP. PM when you will be in the area and we'll see about getting together. I'm a freelancer.
Why am I not surprised at this suggestion, Tom? Perhaps a glowing light seeping through the canvas would remove any doubt from such a scallywag? HA! (Thieves are smarter than that today...)A canvas cover secured on one side, and with velcro on the other would do. And you can have the canvas stamped with some sort of message that would deter theft. for example, the words, caution, radioactive materials, keep cover in place.. That would deter most people.
Lmao ,that’s one hell of an idea ! :lol:A canvas cover secured on one side, and with velcro on the other would do. And you can have the canvas stamped with some sort of message that would deter theft. for example, the words, caution, radioactive materials, keep cover in place.. That would deter most people.