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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 741081" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>Tquataert, I have had a D7000 and my own example of that Tamron 18-270mm lens for many years. I have used the D7000 many times for astro-photography on tripod. But I never tried the Tamron lens for that. I had a Nikon 70-300, Nikon 500mm reflex, and later a Sigma 150-600mm C lens.</p><p></p><p>What I can comment on in general for long-exposure on tripod with the D7000 is that VR mode must be turned off on tripod. The lens will add vibration to an already steadied-state and just ruin your shots. VR for handholding or monopods only. You have the right idea with the remote shutter release. We do not know just how good of quality tripod you are using. I can tell you from experience that money invested in that gear pays the most dividends in the final product. Cheap tripod or heads will simply shake.</p><p></p><p>In the shooting setup menu is a mode that adds a delay between the mirror slapping up and the shutter activating. I was actually using my D7000 to shoot Jupiter and Saturn just last night and I forgot to activate this. It can help. Also on the left command dial, bottom row is a "MUP" mode. This slaps the mirror up when you press the shutter release and it stays up. You then have to press the shutter release a 2nd time to take the photo and the mirror and shutter close together. This mode is specifically for addressing your problem, giving you a chance to manually allow the camera to stop shaking before taking the photo. It is weird to use as you must use the shutter-release twice for every 1 photo you take. But if your tripod is not steady for the load it carries, this feature becomes useless anyhow. </p><p></p><p>And also depending on how old and well-used the 18-270mm lens is, they have a wicked creep in the zoom action. It could actually be trying to slide from it's own weight when angled up. I like my lens, but that is a really bad "feature" of it.</p><p></p><p>Truly with the setup right and a decent lens, the D7000 works good for astro-photography. Now I used a Sigma 150-600 for the following photos (from tripod, no tracking mount), but I used a D7000 body. VR turned off of course. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]343501[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]343502[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 741081, member: 48483"] Tquataert, I have had a D7000 and my own example of that Tamron 18-270mm lens for many years. I have used the D7000 many times for astro-photography on tripod. But I never tried the Tamron lens for that. I had a Nikon 70-300, Nikon 500mm reflex, and later a Sigma 150-600mm C lens. What I can comment on in general for long-exposure on tripod with the D7000 is that VR mode must be turned off on tripod. The lens will add vibration to an already steadied-state and just ruin your shots. VR for handholding or monopods only. You have the right idea with the remote shutter release. We do not know just how good of quality tripod you are using. I can tell you from experience that money invested in that gear pays the most dividends in the final product. Cheap tripod or heads will simply shake. In the shooting setup menu is a mode that adds a delay between the mirror slapping up and the shutter activating. I was actually using my D7000 to shoot Jupiter and Saturn just last night and I forgot to activate this. It can help. Also on the left command dial, bottom row is a "MUP" mode. This slaps the mirror up when you press the shutter release and it stays up. You then have to press the shutter release a 2nd time to take the photo and the mirror and shutter close together. This mode is specifically for addressing your problem, giving you a chance to manually allow the camera to stop shaking before taking the photo. It is weird to use as you must use the shutter-release twice for every 1 photo you take. But if your tripod is not steady for the load it carries, this feature becomes useless anyhow. And also depending on how old and well-used the 18-270mm lens is, they have a wicked creep in the zoom action. It could actually be trying to slide from it's own weight when angled up. I like my lens, but that is a really bad "feature" of it. Truly with the setup right and a decent lens, the D7000 works good for astro-photography. Now I used a Sigma 150-600 for the following photos (from tripod, no tracking mount), but I used a D7000 body. VR turned off of course. :) [ATTACH=CONFIG]343501._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]343502._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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