hurried LMC

[raymo]

Taken between clouds during first usable night in 9 weeks.
Yongnuo 100mm f/2 at f/2, 8x 40 secs @ ISO 1600. I wanted to see how good/bad this cheap lens was wide open. It does a good job with normal
photography, with good bokeh.
Sorry about being centred low, was in a hurry. Best at 75% screen.
raymo

[Gavin1234]

Very nice Raymo. Great star color

[Atmos (Colin)]

For a cheap lens at F/2 it looks to perform pretty darn good. Nice shot

[RB (Andrew)]

That looks terrific Raymo.
Especially for a hurried 5 min exposure.

RB

[xelasnave]

Great capture Raymo.
I had to look hard to find any oval stars ...a few on the right. But that is hardly a worry and you have to blow it up to notice.
You must be very happy.
Alex

[raymo]

Thanks Gavin, Colin, Andrew, and Alex. The PA was rough and ready Alex,
should have settled on 30 sec subs.
raymo

[Mickoid (Michael)]

Nice one Raymo, good to see you back shooting again. 40 seconds with a 100mm lens on a Nano Tracker is pretty good, so your polar alignment was obviously close. I'd say that's a pretty handy lens to use for astrophotography. Now go and attack that Witch!!

[leon]

Well if that was hurried I would like to see one at a more moderate state.

Nice going Ramyo

Leon

[raymo]

Thanks Michael and Leon; that was the first usable night in 9 weeks, and
the next week or so seems to be its usual awful self, so goodness knows when I'll get the chance to do a better job of it.
raymo

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

That's a cracker raymo

[bojan]

Lens seems to be very good..

Coul you try it af f/3.5 or higher? Can you post 100% scale crops from corners of the frame?

[raymo]

Thanks Dunk.
Bojan, I don't know when my next chance to do what you ask will be, as there is currently a bright overhead moon, the weather here is extremely
unpredictable, and also I am my wife's carer, so free time is at a premium.
I'll see what I can manage.
raymo

[RickS (Rick)]

That's excellent for such a short integration. Well done, Raymo!

[raymo]

Thanks Rick, I was pleased with the result from my LP stricken backyard.
The LMC is directly above a streetlight about 25 metres from my camera,
although the light itself is partially obscured by a tree.
raymo