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<blockquote data-quote="MartinCornwall" data-source="post: 500603" data-attributes="member: 12701"><p>As [MENTION=9753]Scott Murray[/MENTION] says. Learn to walk before you run.</p><p></p><p>But here is some advice. There are no set parameters for night photography, there are just too many variables (light pollution, phase of the moon, location, level of darkness, iso capability of the camera and so on and on). I found with the D7100 the acceptable level of noise is reached at ISO1600 for a 30 second exposure. At a dark site I would start with f2.8, 30 secs, ISO1600. Check the image and adjust accordingly. Use your lens at the widest aperture (f number lowest is widest). Once you get your single exposure sorted then it's time to lock in the remote release and let the camera fire away for as long as you want. 1 - 4 hours is usual. Most Nikon cameras have a 100 shot limit so you will have to unlock and relock your remote to reset this counter. You can do this at any time, preferably mid exposure so you don't get a gap in the trail.</p><p>As an example in the image below the settings can vary considerably. The following shot was at f2.8, 15secs, ISO 400. A short shutter and low ISO were needed as the was a quarter moon behind me providing all the foreground light.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]183515[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MartinCornwall, post: 500603, member: 12701"] As [MENTION=9753]Scott Murray[/MENTION] says. Learn to walk before you run. But here is some advice. There are no set parameters for night photography, there are just too many variables (light pollution, phase of the moon, location, level of darkness, iso capability of the camera and so on and on). I found with the D7100 the acceptable level of noise is reached at ISO1600 for a 30 second exposure. At a dark site I would start with f2.8, 30 secs, ISO1600. Check the image and adjust accordingly. Use your lens at the widest aperture (f number lowest is widest). Once you get your single exposure sorted then it's time to lock in the remote release and let the camera fire away for as long as you want. 1 - 4 hours is usual. Most Nikon cameras have a 100 shot limit so you will have to unlock and relock your remote to reset this counter. You can do this at any time, preferably mid exposure so you don't get a gap in the trail. As an example in the image below the settings can vary considerably. The following shot was at f2.8, 15secs, ISO 400. A short shutter and low ISO were needed as the was a quarter moon behind me providing all the foreground light. [ATTACH=CONFIG]183515._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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