“Is that camera OK for celestial photography (amateur astronomy) ? According to my telescope manufacturer, those are the requirements: First, a “B” setting which allows for time exposures. This excludes point and shoot cameras and limits the selection to SLR cameras, the most common type of 35mm camera on the market today. Second, the “B” or manual setting should NOT run off the battery. Many new electronic cameras use the battery to keep the shutter open during time exposures. Once the batteries are drained, usually after a few minutes, the shutter closes, whether you were finished with the exposure or not. Look for a camera that has a manual shutter when operating in the time exposure mode. The camera must have interchangeable lenses so you can attach it to the telescope and so you can use a variety of lenses for piggyback photography. (Ok) You also need a cable release with a locking function to hold the shutter open while you do other things. Mechanical and air release models are available.”
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The D3200 has a BULB setting (see page# 78 of the user’s manual). We recommend that if you are using BULB setting as well as shooting with interval timer settings that you use the accessory AC Adapter, so that takes care of not using the battery. Interchangeable lenses that can be attach to the telescope? That would depend if the telescope manufacturer makes an adapter to adapt to our F-mount. The D3200 is compatible with the MC-DC2 Remote Release Cord.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This is a digital SLR, so it will always run on batteries. All of these include interchangable lenses and a Bulb setting for long exposures, but they create digital images - not film - and are less suitable for time exposures and the like than film due to image sensor noise. That said, a cable release is very easy to find for DSLRs, and up to about 30 seconds or so, this will make a fantastic image. If you want to shoot film, I'd get a Nikon FM10 and a manual cable release. They can't be gotten through Best Buy, but I think that's really what you're looking for - a fully manual mechanical camera.
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