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Newbie question on shooting the stars
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<blockquote data-quote="nick29" data-source="post: 42173" data-attributes="member: 8633"><p>Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I purchase my D3100 2 days ago with the 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses and it is my first DSLR camera so I am trying to figure out settings for various types of photography.</p><p></p><p>I am interested in astrophotography. Nothing too fancy, just photos of the stars and the moon etc. But when shooting the stars, sometimes my photos turn out very unfocused as I can't see the stars through the viewfinder or on the LCD screen because it is so dark. I have left the camera on autofocus because of these reasons. So I am shooting blind and hoping for the best basically.</p><p></p><p>What are the optimal settings to get the clearest, most effective photos for this kind of photography? Should I adjust the focus manually, and if so, how do I produce a sharp picture when I can't see the stars through the viewfinder?</p><p></p><p>I am generally shooting with the settings as follows:</p><p>18-55mm lens</p><p>Manual</p><p>ISO 800</p><p>Auto-servo AF</p><p>Single point AF</p><p>Spot metering</p><p>Active D-lighting on</p><p>Shutter speed is set to a 30 second exposure</p><p>Aperture is on F5 </p><p>And of course I am using a tripod.</p><p></p><p>I could have the settings completely wrong for all I know as I'm still getting used to adjusting so many things with my DSLR!</p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nick29, post: 42173, member: 8633"] Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I purchase my D3100 2 days ago with the 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses and it is my first DSLR camera so I am trying to figure out settings for various types of photography. I am interested in astrophotography. Nothing too fancy, just photos of the stars and the moon etc. But when shooting the stars, sometimes my photos turn out very unfocused as I can't see the stars through the viewfinder or on the LCD screen because it is so dark. I have left the camera on autofocus because of these reasons. So I am shooting blind and hoping for the best basically. What are the optimal settings to get the clearest, most effective photos for this kind of photography? Should I adjust the focus manually, and if so, how do I produce a sharp picture when I can't see the stars through the viewfinder? I am generally shooting with the settings as follows: 18-55mm lens Manual ISO 800 Auto-servo AF Single point AF Spot metering Active D-lighting on Shutter speed is set to a 30 second exposure Aperture is on F5 And of course I am using a tripod. I could have the settings completely wrong for all I know as I'm still getting used to adjusting so many things with my DSLR! Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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