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Originally Posted by iceman
yeh Andrew I'm not sure - I could probably have processed it harder but am trying to resist that temptation.
When I compare with your brilliant shot from SPSP a few years back, it makes mine pale in comparison - yours with less exposure in minutes too, but I guess the higher ISO definitely helped. I was capturing at ISO400.
I love your composition too, to get more of the milky way and not just the edge. Even with all the time it took for me to frame it 
hmm looks like i'm gonna have to re-do this one  |
Cheers Mike, lol my old thread you linked to brings back a lot of memories, thanks for that !.
I remember how cold it was and Houghy giving me advice on polar aligning the little mount and helping me frame the object.
Definitely try ISO800, remember you need to use whatever ISO that is suited for the object, the estimated exposure time and also take into account the ambient temp.
I know it's difficult to deal with noise and is tempting to go with lower ISO but you need to compensate then by using more exposure.
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Originally Posted by iceman
At f/2.8 the 50mm f/1.8 would have quite a few seagulls in the corners (at f/4 it sill does), but it may be worth it to get more light in and then just crop the corners |
hmmm not sure what you mean, are you talking about vignetting?
If so the flats should take care of that.
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I can't wait to see it! Which camera did you use?
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The shot I did on Sunday night was with the 20Da and 85mm lens so it is a tighter fov, I'll post it soon.
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Originally Posted by iceman
Thanks Doug - the 50mm is one I bought off CometGuy for like $80 or something. It's a great lens for the price.
I'd love to do it with a modded camera - I'll have to hit 33South up and see if I can borrow the camera next new moon
Thanks guys. |
Like Doug said, 'the nifty fifty' is a great lens for it's price tag.
It's one that I want to get too, makes a great terrestrial prime with sharp performance.
Definitely try this area again with more exposure, it's not as easy to process due to the high dynamic range.
