The newer, more expensive camera apparantly can handle longer
exposures better.  Here is a 30 second Nikon D1 exposure (not pinhole):

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonD1/Samples/Night/000902-0739-37.jpg

the dots in the night sky are stars, and not artifacts!

In a few years, technology will increase to where long exposures
will be routine, I imagine...


On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Byron wrote:

> Indeed.  I have.  I took a Logitec USB digital camera as a starting
> point.  The images are lousy.  The CCD firmware isn't all that accessible
> and it's fun to tinker with.
>
> Start with a cheap camera...it's less painful.
>
> Byron
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