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<blockquote data-quote="AxeMan - Rick S." data-source="post: 25161" data-attributes="member: 1746">Re: Neede recomendation for D7000 lens..In my opinion it's not all about the gear / lens.&nbsp; It comes down to aperture and exposure time.&nbsp; A few years back I was taking lightning photos and night shots with a Kodak EZ share, yeah my Nikon does produce a better quality night shot, but I still had keeper photos with a point and shoot camera.Best advice I can give is going out and play with your camera and your settings at night.&nbsp; I live out in the country so it's not uncommon for me to use a lower f/stop of 5.6 or under, but if I'm shooting in the city I might be shooting at f/22.&nbsp; It all depends on how much or how little light you have to work with.If you're trying to photograph the moon, treat it as a daylight shot and not a night shot.&nbsp; How soon we forget the moon is being lit up by the sun, even though our surroundings are dark.If your night photos have a red cast to them, then you're over exposed at the aperture setting. Use a smaller aperture or use less of an exposure time.That's my 2-cents worth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AxeMan - Rick S., post: 25161, member: 1746"] [b]Re: Neede recomendation for D7000 lens..[/b] In my opinion it's not all about the gear / lens. It comes down to aperture and exposure time. A few years back I was taking lightning photos and night shots with a Kodak EZ share, yeah my Nikon does produce a better quality night shot, but I still had keeper photos with a point and shoot camera. Best advice I can give is going out and play with your camera and your settings at night. I live out in the country so it's not uncommon for me to use a lower f/stop of 5.6 or under, but if I'm shooting in the city I might be shooting at f/22. It all depends on how much or how little light you have to work with. If you're trying to photograph the moon, treat it as a daylight shot and not a night shot. How soon we forget the moon is being lit up by the sun, even though our surroundings are dark. If your night photos have a red cast to them, then you're over exposed at the aperture setting. Use a smaller aperture or use less of an exposure time. That's my 2-cents worth. [/QUOTE]

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