23-10-12 star trails over Pt Lincoln

[Lester]

Hi all, this is 90x2 minute exposures taken with 14mm f2.8 Samyang lens and Canon 5D Mk II at ISO 800. The sky was relatively cloudy although the trails came out okay.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps8de2a666.jpg

[Ross G]

Great looking photo Lester.

What do you think of the lens?

Ross.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

That's a great photo, Lester!

[Lester]

Thanks Ross and Laurie for your comments. Ross the lens is very good, it produces better star images around the perimeter than my Canon 24mm f1.4 L lens at f2.8 . The Samyang has the stars as small streaks around the perimeter and not seagulls like the Canon L lens. Also keeping in mind that the 14mm is shooting much wider than the 24mm. The Samyang does produce more vignetting wide open, but can be easily corrected in processing. All the best.

[iceman (Mike)]

Nicely done Lester! Great result.

[Lester]

Thanks Mike, the StarStax program works a treat (that you recomended). All the best.