scanned some 35mm film shots we took while at a dark sky site last monday morning 27th feb of comet Pojmanski. hadnt done any film or guided photography for a while - a year I think at least?!!.
Thankyou Fella's!
our once in a blue moon, guided film shots are always a team effort with shared equipment ect., so on behalf of Stewart I say thanks as well.
Mike, but thats what I love about film, hardly any processing neccesary - just a tweak of levels and some modest usm to make up for what is lost in scanning, and she's done EDIT: (subjects like auroras and tripod film shots I dont do anything to at all, only process the guided stuff) - I dont mind the grunge too much, it is honest grunge? hehe
Kevin, they are from scanned 6"x4" glossy prints, and while we ALL continue to be fortunate enough to live near some of the darkest skies left in the world, film will still live on, ..maybe? Plus my mate Stewy is real diehard film fan hehe ..and like you mate, we are finding it hard to let go completely as well. also its the lazy man's medium i reckon EDIT: (widefield shots)
Cheers
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Nice work Kearn, especially so with film. Saw the beastie in the flesh this morning with just a hint of a tail. While I don't use film anymore I would like to think it will live on and I am still hanging on to my film cameras.
scanned a couple of shots that Stewart took (just mucking around) on a tripod with same camera/film and the 105mm lens after we finished and I was packing up same morning, of the 28.11 day old moon with earthshine in dawn sky.
You can see mag. 3.65 star Gamma Capricorni (Nashira) at the 8:30 position from moon - all dots visible are stars, have removed hairs ect..
You can also see some other hooved observing companions on horizon - sheep - breakfasting on the horizon
cheers
Cheers very much Phil
I think myself and my friends might be hybrid imagers for a while yet? - Glad to hear to caught the wee beastie mate, love the smell of comet's in the morning lol
we are still after/waiting for, the great white whale/comet - just call me cap. Ahab or is that ishmael?
Thanks Guys, :-))))
Stewart doesnt have a computer at the moment (he is not very fond of them hehe, high powered motorbikes is his main passion - he did this to his last puter, mind you it was an old piece of junk that wasnt worth 20 cents, he had got for nothing ) and so unfortunately can't participate online, but he visited me recently and saw the kind responses here and was visibly surprised and highly appreciative of the support here, and said to pass on his grateful thanks.
He is very, very impressed by IIS an all the contributors/members indeed, and is hopefully planning to get another computer sometime in the near? future and joining in.
Cheers
Hi Kearn, Nice shots there. I'm going to have a go with some film over the weekend if the skies are clear, but my expectations are quite low!
If anyone else out there is still using film for astrophotography, Fuji announced a new slide film last week - Provia 400X it replaces 400F which was claimed to be the best 400 ISO film available, and from what I've read it was good for astro work so maybe 400X is better.
Thanks! and good luck with the shots Jonathan, look forward to seeing results.
I have a couple of rolls of the provia 400f in the fridge I havent got around to trying yet (a year or more later!) i have only seen great results with this film in print and on the net. kodak 200E would have to be the other famous outstanding popular film - I think I have a roll of that I have never used as well lol! We were waiting for a really bright comet to use these
While this is common knowledge amongst experienced film users - for total beginners - do you know you can change the ASA/ISO on film cameras just like digital, on the same roll of film. Just carefully use the manual asa dial to do so (shouldnt be hard to do, usually lift and rotate - dont force it!) - have done it with 800 speed film, say down to 400 (or whatever) and hey presto much less grainy and behaves very similarly to real 400 speed - then just bump it up again to normal and beyond - great fun I believe stews first pic above was the fuji NPZ 800 set on 400 at the time. all other shots were @800
lol
or is that ishmael?
to his last puter, mind you it was an old piece of junk that wasnt worth 20 cents, he had got for nothing ) and so unfortunately can't participate online, but he visited me recently and saw the kind responses here and was visibly surprised and highly appreciative of the support here, and said to pass on his grateful thanks.
I'm going to have a go with some film over the weekend if the skies are clear, but my expectations are quite low!
