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Nikon DSLR Cameras
Out of Production DSLRs
D3000/D5000
Star shooting with D5000
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<blockquote data-quote="Mis Adam" data-source="post: 26075" data-attributes="member: 2815"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I was just wondering if anyone out there has attempted star shooting with the D5000 and what lens you used. I attempted this after reading an article in Digital Camera Magazine.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I used some of the tips they suggest as far as simple camera settings (wide open AV of f4 and an ISO of 800-1600) I tried manual and auto but I feel that I found myself more and more frustrated and excited at the same time. I was having trouble with focusing. When I was in manual mode it seemed worse to focus than in auto. Are there any tips you can give for another attempt. </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">All help is greatly appreciated.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">these are what ended up being my two best shots. (lens used was 18-55 and the 55-200)(both shots were at 55mm)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">[ATTACH]4012[/ATTACH]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH]4011[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mis Adam, post: 26075, member: 2815"] [FONT=Tahoma]I was just wondering if anyone out there has attempted star shooting with the D5000 and what lens you used. I attempted this after reading an article in Digital Camera Magazine.[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]I used some of the tips they suggest as far as simple camera settings (wide open AV of f4 and an ISO of 800-1600) I tried manual and auto but I feel that I found myself more and more frustrated and excited at the same time. I was having trouble with focusing. When I was in manual mode it seemed worse to focus than in auto. Are there any tips you can give for another attempt. [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]All help is greatly appreciated.[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]these are what ended up being my two best shots. (lens used was 18-55 and the 55-200)(both shots were at 55mm)[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][ATTACH]4012._xfImport[/ATTACH][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][/FONT] [ATTACH]4011._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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