Hello all...
First light from my new lens - Canon 300mm f4L IS.
http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/17...report--review
Stuck the 1.4x Extender on to push the FL to 420mm - wanted to see how the lens would perform with all that glass between the camera and the stars!
I'm pretty happy with the results - very sharp and flat field.
Love the daytime results too. I've posted a pic of a "star" from my son's Under 11's soccer match yesterday to illustrate.
Captured an excessive amount of exposures for the subject - fell asleep during the session and ended up with 35x300sec subs (2.9Hrs worth!!)
Thumbnail looks very red - but processing was minimal...Levels, Curves and mild sharpening only. Perhaps that part of the sky in Centaurus is particularly busy!?
Details...
21.5.09
Canon 40D (modded)
Canon 300mm f4L IS + Canon 1.4x Extender (420mm FL)
HEQ5 Pro Mount
Autoguided with PHD
35x300secs, f8, iso1600.
Processing...
Images Plus, Photoshop CS4.
High Res...
http://s327.photobucket.com/albums/k...current=9c.jpg
Cheers
Doug
