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Affordable lenses for nightscape photography (nikon d5300)? [duplicate]
I just bought my first DSLR camera Nikon D5300 and currently I only have the kit lenses. I am looking to get some new ones soon to use them to take pictures of the moon and maybe even the stars. As ...
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Which lens is recommendable for landscape astro photos with Sony A7Riii? [duplicate]
The new Sony A7R III has a 42 megapixel sensor and both a really good resolution and overall photo quality. But it is also challenging the lenses.
So far, there ...
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What features make a lens good for astrophotography/low light photography? [duplicate]
I want to buy a D7200, but I am budget-limited to getting only a body and one lens, so I need to choose that lens wisely. I'm interested in astrophotography/low light shooting, and landscapes.
My ...
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What is the best lens to shoot the Milky-Way on a crop camera? [duplicate]
I own a Canon 100d and i like to photograph the stars, I'd like to have a wide angle lens to capture the most of the milky way i can. Possibly as cheap as possible and have really good quality.
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First lens for astrophotography [duplicate]
I'm only starting with astrophotography, and need some advice on which lens to buy for my Canon 250D (SL3). Currently i have only kit lens and Canon 50mm f1.8 stm. The idea was to start from something ...
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What lens for Nikon night landscape / sky photography? [duplicate]
I wanted to take night sky / aurora photos. I have currently been using Nikon D5300 with 18-105mm f3.5-5.6 lens. However I have noticed that it needs either a bit too long to take photos at night or ...
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What image-quality characteristics make a lens good or bad?
When reading lens reviews on the Internet, I often find subjective statements about the image quality that a lens produces, such as "good contrast" or "sharp". The problem is that I don't think I am ...
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Why do I need a telescope for astrophotography?
I understand visually that through a telescope, deep space objects, planets, etc, look much "better" than through a DSLR lens. However, I fail to find a good, technical reason why is this ...
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How much does a drop in temperature affect focus?
In an answer to question "What lens characteristics are important in astrophotography?" there was mentioned "If the temperature changes drastically, you may need to refocus as different materials in ...
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What are the features needed in a DSLR for astrophotography?
I'm a person who's in love with the night sky, so that I want to capture some beautiful moments I experience. I'd like to buy a new DSLR , but I already have a Nikon D5200 and I I tried so much to get ...
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How do I choose a lens to photograph the Milky Way?
I'm looking at buying a new lens for some night photography out in rural Australia. I'm in the middle of a national park for the next 6 months, so light pollution isn't an issue, and the skies are too ...
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What does 1:4-5.6 mean on a lens?
what does 1:4-5.6 means on the lens. Does it means that the focal length is from f4 to f5.6 only? Or does it means that it has a range from f1 to f5.6?
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How to reduce Jupiter brightness in the photo?
I am struggling to set correct parameters to get a nice shot of Jupiter in the night sky. I am using DMC-FZ200 and I get a result like this:
Moons are clearly visible, but the planet itself is way to ...
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Are fast lenses needed for astro photography?
I'm experimenting more with astro photography at the moment, and have seen tips saying 'use fast lenses'. So far I'm usually at around f/4-5.6, so not exactly fast.
I know I'm placing more load on ...
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What attributes of a bridge camera are most important for astrophotography?
I am planning to take a bridge camera, which apart from the usual personal events usage would be used for astrophotography. I have seen the models and most of them have decent zoom to start off with. ...
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Can you take a picture of a milky way on a canon EOS 300? [duplicate]
I really want to take a picture of the Milky Way using my camera. I'm not sure if it is able to pick it up? The lens I am currently using is a Canon EF 55-200mm.
Should I be able to this?
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Need some help with astro photography
I'm just getting into photography and I'm interested in landscape, astro and macro photography.
Because of the comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), I tried to make some pictures during the night, but I think ...
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Is it necessary to have a tripod and remote to take pictures of a starry sky? [duplicate]
Also, does the exposure time change if the camera is shaken and it has to focused again? I did have an ISO of 3200 and shutter speed of 1/125. All I obtained was a dark sky. Its the first time I went ...
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Can I use the same lens for landscape and star photography?
My wife loves landscape photography and I love capturing the stars. We are both amateurs and we have been using our stock Canon EOS 750D lens (18-55mm) so far with 'ok' results (both kit and user-...
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Is my Canon setup good enough for Astrophotography [closed]
To start off I'm totally new to Astrophotography.
So I got a old camera from my grandpa.
its the Canon EOS 50D.
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CANON EF-S 18-200MM IS F/3.5-5.6
But I'm not sure how capable it is ...
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What lens should I use for astrophotography?
I am looking for a lens for my Canon 550D for astrophotography. What lens would be suitable for it? Thank you
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Good Low Noise Long Exposure Astrophotography camera?
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I was reading that Canons were the best at low noise long exposure photographs. Then I found this site, https://www.brendandaveyphotography.com/more/long-exposure-sensor-testing/
It ...
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What features for starting astrophotography? [duplicate]
I'm looking to start astrophotography with my son. I've had some small success with getting bright stars on camera and planets in camera with my phone (sony Xperia 1 ii), but I want to make the jump ...
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