5D Mark III, single exposure

[Octane (Humayun)]

All,

I headed out bush tonight hoping for dark skies. They were dark, indeed. However, I was thwarted after my first exposure; I had hoped to capture at least an hour's worth of data, but, the fog had other ideas.

This is a 6 minute single exposure.

Canon EOS-5D Mark III, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Vixen Polarie
360s f/5.0 at 50.0mm iso1600

Larger version here.

Can't wait to play more with this combination.

H

[koputai (Jason)]

Very encouraging H, were any filters used?

Cheers,
Jason.

[Irish stargazer (John)]

Very nice. Very low noise for a 360s exposure.
I am hoping to try my new Polarie and Canon 7D at the ISSAC event next week to see what it can do. I doubt I will get anywhere near that length of exposure with the cameras inherent noise levels. Will try though

[gregbradley]

That is VERY nice. Good choice with the exposure settings.

Shame the fog interrupted your imaging session. No amp glow and nice and clean. You nailed polar alignment too.

Greg.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Awesome shot. 6min at 50mm. Pretty cool.

[dvj (John)]

Holly smokes! That' just perfect

[alpal]

Beautiful shot.
That 50mm lens is a winner.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Great shot, H!

[danielsun]

Great result for 6 min. H
I am also loving the convenience, portability and performance of this great little Polarie unit. I also love the 1/2 speed function to include some landscape.

[Gruffalo]

That is a nice image.

[batema (Mark)]

It is a great little lens isn't it. It looks fantastic and it is a single shot. Can't wait to see lots of exposures.

[MrB (Simon)]

Very nice H! You have the PA nailed with that Polarie. Shame about the fog killing your night

Could I tempt you to get that cam modified?! hahaha no just kidding.
Same region with 60Da, 50mm Pentax lens, 300sec, 1600 iso:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...e.php?a=117851

[trek1701 (Mark)]

Amazingly sharp for this lens at f1.8


Cheers Mark

[pluto (Hugh)]

Originally Posted by trek1701

Amazingly sharp for this lens at f1.8

I thought the same thing when I first saw it but it's at f5. It's an awesome little lens but sharp wide open it aint

[astroboy]

Looks promising H , have you done a comparison with the mark II at a larger scale ? hard to tell what the noise is really like in the MKIII
One think that does look good is the Ha response do you think its any better than the II.

Z

[astroboy]

Sorry I was looking at Simon"s 60Da pics when I thought the Ha was so good Still a nice shot though .

[allan gould]

Great image H and your equipment is really producing great photos.

[trek1701 (Mark)]

Originally Posted by pluto

I thought the same thing when I first saw it but it's at f5. It's an awesome little lens but sharp wide open it aint

Thanks for the correction Hugh

[leon]

Top effort H for that combination, that fog is always a kill joy, seems like you have it mastered though.

Leon

[Peter Ward]

Very cool