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Hi, it was a nice moonless, clear and crispy winter's night in Old Liverpool, ( no, don't worry I'm not going to sing Speedy Gonzales), I decide to try to take a few frames of astrotimelapse, nothing interested as I was just testing, never done it before.
I'm using a Canon 5D MK IV with the 24-105mm canon lens @ 24mm. I use manual setting Managed to set the Speed to 25" but the only ISO setting I could use was ISO 100, to be able to bring the AP compensation to the middle. If I set the ISO any higher the AP compensation would shoot right over to the right making the shots overexposed. So I manage to shoot 80 frames of the constellation of Orion, just to try it, and I am impressed, many people would not think so, but for a first time I am. I live in the middle of Liverpool so to try to get a dark, artificial light free night is impossible. I know that I would have to go to a dark spot, if I want to take a nice one.
I have a Sigma 17-35 aspherical HSM but I don't think it is that sharp. and that is proving a challange. any suggestions a what lens would be the best to shoot astrotimelopses?
I include a frame from the sequence of 80.
regards,
Rodrigo
I'm using a Canon 5D MK IV with the 24-105mm canon lens @ 24mm. I use manual setting Managed to set the Speed to 25" but the only ISO setting I could use was ISO 100, to be able to bring the AP compensation to the middle. If I set the ISO any higher the AP compensation would shoot right over to the right making the shots overexposed. So I manage to shoot 80 frames of the constellation of Orion, just to try it, and I am impressed, many people would not think so, but for a first time I am. I live in the middle of Liverpool so to try to get a dark, artificial light free night is impossible. I know that I would have to go to a dark spot, if I want to take a nice one.
I have a Sigma 17-35 aspherical HSM but I don't think it is that sharp. and that is proving a challange. any suggestions a what lens would be the best to shoot astrotimelopses?
I include a frame from the sequence of 80.
regards,
Rodrigo