I do understand that they wanted to encourage new sales, but I still
think it would have been helpful if they'd included backwards
compatibility. Even if the astro-tracing wouldn't work, being able to
add GPS coordinates to EXIF would be useful.
On 4/21/2014 11:30 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
I had the O-GPS1 and it can be a fussy little device. Precise
calibration of the O-GPS1 works (usually) if preceded by the sacrifice
of a chicken although occasionally a goat is required. It works better
for wide focal length lenses (Milky Way shots) than anything else, and
the actual tracking time is only a fraction of what the camera tells
you is possible. Still, it was enough to get me excited about
Astrophotography and I sold it to fund a more robust solution.
It is an ingenious device, but I understand why they didn't bother to
add support for much earlier cameras. They want to encourage new
sales.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:14 AM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
On 4/19/2014 7:13 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
Stephen Migol is still doing great astrophotography with the K10D and,
looking at his other equipment, I'm sure he could upgrade if he wanted
to:
http://www.astrobin.com/users/smigol/
In short, I think the laws of supply & demand might make the K10D as
popular, or more, than the later K20D - even though it is older and
fewer megapixels.
It would be helpful if that GPS thing that uses the sensor shift for
astro-tracing (is that the right word?) had been backwards compatible with
the K10D & K20D.
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