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<blockquote data-quote="Glassman" data-source="post: 39237" data-attributes="member: 4184">Well next year I want to grow my photography habit a bit more.&nbsp; I'm looking to begin photographing numerous distant objects as well as bettering my landscape photography.&nbsp; So my wallet will be opening and adding some new gear to my camera bag.&nbsp; This being said, I do have a couple of questions that hopefully ya'll can help me answer. Lets begin with a few specifics that will help put my objectives in context.&nbsp; When I speak of distant objects, in this case I'm generally talking about things a LONG way off.&nbsp; In terrestrial terms talking about animals 100-500 meters away and geographic features I might only be able to image from vantage points miles away.&nbsp; And of course astrophotography is self-explanatory.&nbsp; The first thing I'm finding illusive is information.&nbsp; Obviously, birding sites and forums offer good information of digiscoping.&nbsp; But outside that, information is quite illusive.&nbsp; Are there any good books, publications, or sites that provide good information on any of these topics?And secondly I still have a few questions about gear.&nbsp; I think I have the prime lens and digiscoping issue figured out, but I'm still confused about some the gear with astrophotography.&nbsp; While finding a suitable telescope is an easy enough task, finding all the accessories is a bit confusing.&nbsp; First off is the question of camera.&nbsp; I see two major offerings here, first are the little CCD cameras that everybody offers, and the others are T adapters that allow the use of SLR type cameras.&nbsp; I would think that better quality images could be captured via my D3100 with a T mount than one of the CCD cameras that most telescope companies offer. Would I be correct here?&nbsp; Also, when speaking of T mounts, are they all created equal or are some better then others? Thanks for the time and assistance.&nbsp; Whatever help ya'll can muster is appreciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glassman, post: 39237, member: 4184"] Well next year I want to grow my photography habit a bit more. I'm looking to begin photographing numerous distant objects as well as bettering my landscape photography. So my wallet will be opening and adding some new gear to my camera bag. This being said, I do have a couple of questions that hopefully ya'll can help me answer. Lets begin with a few specifics that will help put my objectives in context. When I speak of distant objects, in this case I'm generally talking about things a LONG way off. In terrestrial terms talking about animals 100-500 meters away and geographic features I might only be able to image from vantage points miles away. And of course astrophotography is self-explanatory. The first thing I'm finding illusive is information. Obviously, birding sites and forums offer good information of digiscoping. But outside that, information is quite illusive. Are there any good books, publications, or sites that provide good information on any of these topics? And secondly I still have a few questions about gear. I think I have the prime lens and digiscoping issue figured out, but I'm still confused about some the gear with astrophotography. While finding a suitable telescope is an easy enough task, finding all the accessories is a bit confusing. First off is the question of camera. I see two major offerings here, first are the little CCD cameras that everybody offers, and the others are T adapters that allow the use of SLR type cameras. I would think that better quality images could be captured via my D3100 with a T mount than one of the CCD cameras that most telescope companies offer. Would I be correct here? Also, when speaking of T mounts, are they all created equal or are some better then others? Thanks for the time and assistance. Whatever help ya'll can muster is appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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