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<blockquote data-quote="sOnIc" data-source="post: 202262" data-attributes="member: 15861"><p>Just spotted this thread, would have missed it since I have a D3200 now, had a D50 before.</p><p></p><p>Just a few personal tips from my experience:</p><p></p><p>ISO - Don't go up to high ISO's or you'll suffer from major noise issues, every ISO you go is a compromise, I'm shooting star trails at 100/200 or 400, I was using ISO 800 for the Perseid meteors but only because I was after dim meteors; and ended up over-exposing a fireball! If you're gonna do a 30 minute star trail my advice would be to use ISO100 for sharpness and definition, but if you are trying to get a still shot of the Milky Way (no star-trailing) then you need as fast a lens as you have; and perhaps go up in ISO a bit - I found that at 18mm I can shoot 7 seconds without noticeable trailing. But one day I want an F1.4 lens for this job.</p><p></p><p>Focussing - I'm using the 18-55 kit lens which gives me the ability to zoom in to 55mm on a star like Vega/Sirius/Capella or the mighty Jupiter; whatever the brightest object you can see is .. focus on that; assuming you have good eye sight, then pull back to 18mm and compose your shot. Do a test shot to verify your focus too.</p><p></p><p>It's actually a pretty simple routine once you've done it a few times, then its all about composition and location - you need to get as far away from street-lighting as you possibly can; the orange glow of towns and cities is the thorn in the side of astrophotography. Then making a shot interesting by including familiar constellations, and foreground objects like tree's, silhouettes etc.</p><p></p><p>I did these examples with my old D50 (sorry if that makes it off-topic), it's not all about the equipment; its about creativity : )</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]53986[/ATTACH][ATTACH]53987[/ATTACH]</p><p>(First image is 20 mins at 70mm pointed at the north star with a star-filter (cross screen filter). Second is 14mins at ISO200. Both with lots of post processing to reduce light pollution etc.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sOnIc, post: 202262, member: 15861"] Just spotted this thread, would have missed it since I have a D3200 now, had a D50 before. Just a few personal tips from my experience: ISO - Don't go up to high ISO's or you'll suffer from major noise issues, every ISO you go is a compromise, I'm shooting star trails at 100/200 or 400, I was using ISO 800 for the Perseid meteors but only because I was after dim meteors; and ended up over-exposing a fireball! If you're gonna do a 30 minute star trail my advice would be to use ISO100 for sharpness and definition, but if you are trying to get a still shot of the Milky Way (no star-trailing) then you need as fast a lens as you have; and perhaps go up in ISO a bit - I found that at 18mm I can shoot 7 seconds without noticeable trailing. But one day I want an F1.4 lens for this job. Focussing - I'm using the 18-55 kit lens which gives me the ability to zoom in to 55mm on a star like Vega/Sirius/Capella or the mighty Jupiter; whatever the brightest object you can see is .. focus on that; assuming you have good eye sight, then pull back to 18mm and compose your shot. Do a test shot to verify your focus too. It's actually a pretty simple routine once you've done it a few times, then its all about composition and location - you need to get as far away from street-lighting as you possibly can; the orange glow of towns and cities is the thorn in the side of astrophotography. Then making a shot interesting by including familiar constellations, and foreground objects like tree's, silhouettes etc. I did these examples with my old D50 (sorry if that makes it off-topic), it's not all about the equipment; its about creativity : ) [ATTACH=CONFIG]53986._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]53987._xfImport[/ATTACH] (First image is 20 mins at 70mm pointed at the north star with a star-filter (cross screen filter). Second is 14mins at ISO200. Both with lots of post processing to reduce light pollution etc.) [/QUOTE]
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