Southern Cross Milky Way

[Asterix2020]

One of the reasons I go the CDS-600D was to do some widefield with my Canon lenses. But they don't all seem to focus, and I can't change the f-stop on them. I think it's becomes they have electronic contacts and the connection to the CDS-600D doesn't. Maybe someone else has worked it out?
So I dug out my old Pentax lenses from an old SLR and they do focus. Some edge of field aberrations were present so I had to stop down to f5.6 and also clean them up in Startools. This was with 28 mm lens but I would like something even wider. Time to hunt ebay for old SLR lenses I guess.

Full res: http://www.astrobin.com/full/93129/0/

Thanks for looking.

[LightningNZ]

Very nice!
-Cam

[strongmanmike]

Quite lovely Paul, the smaller dust lanes show nicely and I like the way the Milky Way moves diagonally through the frame too :thumbsup:

Mike

[h0ughy]

great work - must feel good getting a shot like that

[Asterix2020]

Thanks. Was quite happy considering this was an impromptu rush up to Astroron's place. Pity the battery died or I would have got more subs.

[multiweb]

Beautiful field colors. Very nicely done. :thumbsup:

[marco]

Nice picture of the "jewels of the south" Paul, love these wide field images!
Cheers
Marco

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Stunning Wide field Paul!:thumbsup:

You really nailed the colours, balance is great. :)

Cheers,

Justin.

[Harel_Boren]

Lovely image, Paul!
I look at this and yearn to my time under pristine Namibian skies :-)
Cheers,
Harel

[iceman]

Nice result!

[kana]

Great image!

[Asterix2020]

Thanks.