I'm considering writing a simple how-to for people interested in attempting astrophotorraphy with both digital and film based cameras. However before starting the project I'd like to guage how much interest there is amongst the users here.
Read from some posts in dpreview that unless u r into Astronomy and have the equipments like telescopes, its not worth to acquire the equipments...Originally posted by YSLee
Ah Ian, first thing is, will the tips require MORE equipment?
Will be good... even if we do not have the require equipment, we still can learn something from it, after all it's a Knowledage base economy..Originally posted by Ian
I'm considering writing a simple how-to for people interested in attempting astrophotorraphy with both digital and film based cameras. However before starting the project I'd like to guage how much interest there is amongst the users here.
Hi darr!Originally posted by darr
On the contrary, shooting the moon should be done as per daylight shooting.
If you want to shoot stars, expose for the stars. If want to shoot moon, expose for the moon. These 2 subjects are too many stops apart and cannot be accepted by film concurrently, which I remember only 6 stops. The naked eye can see much more.
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Hello, you might wanna check this beauty out.Originally posted by StreetShooter
Confession time.
Yesterday the moon was so bright I stacked my 70-200 on top of my 1.4X and newly acquired 2X teleconverter and pointed it at the moon. Took a few shots with 2nd curtain sync and manual focus, but auto exposure. Looked all right on the LCD. Downloaded the pictures to the computer - ARGH! Severely overexposed moon, because the metering was for the entire frame, which included lots of black sky. Couldn't save any of the shots.
Lesson number one: check the histogram, and use spot metering or exposure compensation -2 or something like that.
Yes, some tips would be interesting. But this is merely a technical exercise, not something I would really get into.
Originally posted by StreetShooter
Confession time.
Yesterday the moon was so bright I stacked my 70-200 on top of my 1.4X and newly acquired 2X teleconverter and pointed it at the moon. Took a few shots with 2nd curtain sync and manual focus, but auto exposure.
thanks for the great effort, IanOriginally posted by Ian
Astrophotography How-To Update
Just to let you all know the file's basic contents are now in place, am starting on the accompanying graphics and adding some extra information on advanced topics. At the current rate it should be completed in a few weeks time and will be a one stop resource for any photographer wishing to try their hand at astrophotography.
Thanks Ian.. Let us know once it's done... :gbounce:Originally posted by Ian
Astrophotography How-To Update
Just to let you all know the file's basic contents are now in place, am starting on the accompanying graphics and adding some extra information on advanced topics. At the current rate it should be completed in a few weeks time and will be a one stop resource for any photographer wishing to try their hand at astrophotography.