#Sofortbild nikon d100 software

Providing you know the limitations of the available interfacing software and the requirement to have an additional control (shutter) cable attached for exposures >30sec, the D3100 will serve you very well. I love my Nikons and the glass (I REALLY DO), but for astro.Canon.īottom line, if the D3100 is what you have then you can do some excellent astro work. Additionally, the bodies are easily modded for astro (internal filter removal/change). With the Canon, one cable does it all.įor me, IMHO, the Canon bodies with BackyardEOS is a perfect marriage for the astro shooter. MaximDL) that will use the normal USB connection communicate with the camera, and the second USB connection to control the shutter (greater than 30sec). For exposures longer than 30sec you will need a seperate bulb cable or Showstring adapter (a usb driven bulb cable). However, long exposures are not plug-n-play like the Canon. Your D3100 will work fine and exhibit very good noise characteristics (the D3100 is not one of the star eater models BTW and amp noise is low). In short, I will never hang a Nikon on my scopes again. However, I purchased a Canon 450D (ebay) specifically for astro and run it with BackyardEOS. I have used the later Nikons successfully for astro with MaximDL and other capture programs (30sec or less shots). I own and use Nikon cameras - ranging from the D100, D200, D90, D90, and the D5100 (I also own lots of Nikor glass).