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Beginner Shooting the Milky Way?
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Get an app like star walk so you know where it is at any given time! Depends on camera!
I use nikon fx
Not my best but that was 10 seconds at Iso 5000 on my d7000 crop sensor with 10.5mm fisheye lens on
I use nikon fx
Not my best but that was 10 seconds at Iso 5000 on my d7000 crop sensor with 10.5mm fisheye lens on
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Go somewhere dark with preferably no light pollution ( not always possible ) and get a quick, wide lens
8s at f1.8, iso3200 with a rx100 mk1
the milky way by damianmkv, on Flickr
20s at f2.8, iso3200 with e-m1
nightime picnic by damianmkv, on Flickr
I should probably have shot with longer with a lower ISO but hey ho. You'll need to take a little time in PP as there's plenty of detail in the RAW files
8s at f1.8, iso3200 with a rx100 mk1
the milky way by damianmkv, on Flickr20s at f2.8, iso3200 with e-m1
nightime picnic by damianmkv, on FlickrI should probably have shot with longer with a lower ISO but hey ho. You'll need to take a little time in PP as there's plenty of detail in the RAW files
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There are some excellent tutorials available on the Internet. Here's a good one:
http://www.davemorrowphotography.com/p/tutorial-shooting-night-sky.html
http://www.davemorrowphotography.com/p/tutorial-shooting-night-sky.html
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From my recent experience of trying for it, I can only say...
As wide as possible, as fast as possible, as dark as possible. I found that (on a 1.5x crop body) 18mm wasn't quite wide enough but f/2 was fast enough. 10mm was wide enough but f/4 wasn't fast enough. New Moon and looking South from the South of Crete was dark enough! Next time I try, I'll take an FF body, a 14mm f/2.8 prime and aim for a similar Moon phase at the same location.
The best I managed earlier this month can be seen HERE. OK for a first attempt but I know I can manage better with the right kit.
As wide as possible, as fast as possible, as dark as possible. I found that (on a 1.5x crop body) 18mm wasn't quite wide enough but f/2 was fast enough. 10mm was wide enough but f/4 wasn't fast enough. New Moon and looking South from the South of Crete was dark enough! Next time I try, I'll take an FF body, a 14mm f/2.8 prime and aim for a similar Moon phase at the same location.
The best I managed earlier this month can be seen HERE. OK for a first attempt but I know I can manage better with the right kit.