Narrow-angle 4k video, Astro-Tech 102mm F7 ED (714mm FL) + Panasonic Lumix GH5 (10-bit 4:2:2)

GH5a final1 from Bob Yen on Vimeo.

^^^ Astro-Tech 102mm f7 ED + Panasonic GH5 (4k 10-bit 4:2:2), with Panasonic FZ2500 video-cam (4k mode) piggyback (zoomed out, 480mm effective FL). Note the custom counter-weight -- "what works..WORKS" (via Dr Lynn Conway, VLSI pioneer)

^^^ Panasonic GH5 video-cam (4K 10-bit 4:2:2, internal recording), note the flip/rotate view screen (very handy)

^^^ Panasonic FZ2500 (4k) zoomed out (480mm effective FL, 35mm format), piggyback on Astro-Tech 102 F7 ED + GH5

^^^ dusk looking towards SouthWest. Note custom counterweight ("what works..WORKS")

^^^ 3 mounts left-to-right, Matt Payne house in background:

1) Vixen GP (Great Polaris) mount for video

Astro-Tech 102mm F7 + Panasonic GH5 (4k 10-bit 4:2:2), with piggyback Panasonic FZ2500 (4k video, zoomed out to 480mm FL..effective 35mm format)

2) CG11 (Losmandy) mount, corona camera mount #1

Astrophysics 4.1" f6 (612mm FL) + Canon 5D2, with Nikon 300mm/2.8 (set to f4) + Canon 5D2

3) Takahashi EM100 ount, corona camera mount #2

Takahashi FC100 f8 (800mm FL) + Canon 5D2, with Tamron 400mm/4 + Canon 5D2

NOTE:

The camera (Canon T1i) on tripod is the 360x180 VR (Virtual Reality) setup -- 4 shots around (90 deg interval)

Pro Gaza/Palestine version, with support from Ireland:

4/8 2024 solar eclipse (Moreville/IL), Astro-Tech 102mm F7 ED, GH5 video cam from Bob Yen on Vimeo.