Canon Rebel T7 EOS 1500D

[Ash89]

I bought the bundle and it came with some lenses I'm still learning them but I wonder if the telescope lens that came with can take pictures of the night sky if not I was wondering what lens do I need to get to take pictures of the night sky with stars any suggestions

[Ash89 · Accepted solution]

Thank you

[Ash89 · Accepted solution]

Thank you so much for the information even though I'm slightly a beginner photographer I'm learning more everyday so thank you so much for the info and this the information is a lifesaver

[Waddizzle]

I think you got a halfway decent deal because of the software, remote switch, and the blower

Just above the memory card I see that you have a couple of those "gizmo" lenses that screw on to the front of your regular lenses.  Do not use those for all of the aforementioned reasons.

[RobertTheFat]

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@Waddizzle wrote:

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@Ash89 wrote:
Canon EOS Rebel T7 DSLR Camera with EF 18-55mm with EF 75-300mm Double Zoom Kit Bundle with 500mm Preset Telephoto Lens, 32GB Memory Card, Tripod, Paintshop Pro 2018 and Accessories (10 Items)
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This is what I bought everything that's in there I bought it came with

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Oh, one of those.  ...

The "Preset" part of the name means that the aperture is fixed, probably at f/8, and cannot be adjusted.   This is fine for taking shots of the Moon.  Use manual mode, set your shutter at 1/200 and ISO at 100.  Use the 10-second shutter delay time.  If that camera model has shutter lockup, then use that, too.  Use those exposure settings no matter what phase the Moon is in.

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Is that really what "preset" means these days? It used to mean a lens that doesn't stop down automatically when the shutter button is pushed; i.e., it doesn't let you preview the scene at full aperture without having to set it back for the shot. That doesn't make any difference, of course, if you're going to shoot at full aperture anyway (which is very likely the case with an f/8 lens).

[jrhoffman75]

The lens has a range of f/8 to f/32. You can see the DOF markings on the barrel.

[ebiggs1]

Don't want to beat this to death, everything you got in the kit with the word "Canon" on it  is good stuff.  Everything else is not.  Poor quality at best.

The SD card and Paint Shop are good, too. Don't screw those things on the front of your real Canon lenses.  Don't chance it even though if you do it carefully they will probably work.  

The 500mm f8 lens is a generic lens that is branded by several companies.  I have had a couple of them.  You can get a picture using one but don't expect much.  CA will be off the chart as will distortion and diffraction. Again usable but it depends on how critical you are.  For me, it would not meet my demands but that a a five dollar bill with get you a Starbucks.

My advice is still return it if that is possible. Than make a purpose buy from a known good retailer. A few might be B&H, Adorama, Roberts, Bestbuy, Microcenter or even a local camera shop. The ad says full Canon USA warranty?  You got a Canon USA warranty card in the box of the camera and one for each lens?  Good, that's important.

BTW, it will be difficult to impoosibile to get real sharp Moon shots with what you have.

[Waddizzle]

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@jrhoffman75 wrote:

The lens has a range of f/8 to f/32. You can see the DOF markings on the barrel.

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You guys might be right about this lens. The specs agree with you.  I ignored the illustration of the kit.  The almost never show exactly what is in the kits, anyway. There are always substitutes.

I had the VIvitar 650-1300mm f/8 preset zoom version.  It had no aperture scale.  You could not adjust the aperture.  At 600mm the aperture was f/8, and it stopped down to f/16 by the time you reached 1300mm.

That has always been my understanding of preset, that the aperture was "preset" and could not be adjusted.  So, why would they describe a fully manual lens as "preset" if it has an aperture ring?

[jrhoffman75]

My learning was a "fixed" aperture was unadjustable. A "preset" aperture needed to be set before you started exposure metering. 

[ebiggs1]

I have had several of these lenses. They are hold overs form the film days. The haven't changed a bit in 50 years.  The optics are horrid but usable if you don't care too much.  They were designed for TTL film cameras where you looked through the lens and stopped it down to see DOF and right before you took the shot. It will be difficult, not impossible to focus it on a T7 Rebel but again doable.

I still have one very similar that I got back in 1970 or so. The "Girl Watcher". It is a 400mm f6.3 preset. It cost around $30 bucks way back in the (g)olden days.  It will take fairly decent pictures!

[Waddizzle]

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@jrhoffman75 wrote:

My learning was a "fixed" aperture was unadjustable. A "preset" aperture needed to be set before you started exposure metering. 

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Okay.  I guess that makes sense.  I always set aperture on my film cameras before I metered, or as I metered.  There was no stopping down at the press of a button.

I took a hiatus from SLRs when they came out with auto focusing lenses until the the mid-2000s mid-1980s.  Back in the 1980s, I was not prepared to toss out my entire collection of film camera gear to use AF lenses.  Besides, those disposable [cameras] at the drug store were good enough to take snapshots as I traveled around the country for my job.  

[I got back into cameras and digital photography in the mid-2000s with a point & shoot.]