I put up a bird feed at the edge of a woods about 80 feet from my lunch table behind a french door. My Canon EOS Rebel T3i with EF 75-300 mm 1:4-5.6 will not bring into focus the birds, large and small. What lens do I need to buy that will do the job...
But there is a second answer... which is that I did recently acquire a special "head" which attaches to a photographic tripod and allows me to use a regular camera and lens and not need a telescope. Getting back to the moon, does a telescope w/came...
Addendum: Since you are an astrophotography aficionado, I suppose that you also use a telescope w/camera from time to time. If so, must you buy a separate tripod and head, or will those used for zoom lens w/camera do? Norm
The folks who write "The Photographer's Ephemeris" also have an app named "The Photographer's Transit". Fantastic shot! Just took a look at the blurbs about both of the above products online. Seems that they are free, which seems like a fair price to...