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Nope...... but I would put your camera on manual focus and focus to infinity with a nice big F stop number and you shouldn't have any problems with focusing
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Your settings look ok. You need to up the ISO and use wide aperture to keep shutter fast enough to not allow the earths rotation the blur the stars. Some lenses handle bright pinpoints of light better than others. Modern camera sensors generally produce less noise than older ones. Maybe you could try the shutter at 20 sec, it will reduce noise a little but the stars may just start to streak a little. Your lens is set as wide as it can go but a lens with a wider aperture would help. With a wider aperture and longer shutter speed you could reduce ISO which in turn would reduce noise.
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I'm using my travel lens (Tamron superzoom) for 96% of my photography, including this photo. My camera is about 18 months old, but is a 2013 model. I will upgrade it when it wears out. I'd really like an 18mm prime lens, most of my photography is done at 18mm.
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As for focus. If I remember correctly, when I took that shot I was using a 16 mm f2.0 lens which only had manual focus with a proper fixed stop at infinity focus. The stops on manual lenses are not always 100% accurate but I knew if I rotated focus to infinity and then rotated back just a fraction the focus was good for stars.
Astro photographers tend to use prime lenses of 12-16mm with low lens aberrations particularly coma. These lenses would be around F2.0 or f2.8. I think you have got a great result with the lens you have. I must try my new gear on astro pics I would have to use my 16-35mm zoom lens. I just looked up the specs and I think it would be ok for star shots. Maybe when the nights draw in a bit Last edited by Rocket; 8th July 2018 at 07:48.. |
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I will keep a look out for a better lens for this type of photography. I think it's really satisfying. I'd like to be able to get better, more defined shots, but as usual, budget will restrict what I can get!
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I had another go at this photo, to try and get rid of the traffic light eyes:
IMG_9308-3 by Philip Davies, on Flickr Here's the result! It took ages and overall I think I'm pleased. I think it looks fairly natural: Bertie, retired Greyhound chilling in the grass at night. by Philip Davies, on Flickr
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I took this at a motorway service station. The clouds were stunning and it looked like it would rain at any minute, however it didn't.
Wind turbine spinning with heavy cloud looming. Abington services, Scotland. by Philip Davies, on Flickr And a little further in my journey, at another motorway services I took this one. Lovely place. View from Killington lake services, Cumbria. England by Philip Davies, on Flickr Then when I reached my hotel, I was greeted by this: Sunset at Sweeny hall hotel, Morda, Oswestry. England. by Philip Davies, on Flickr Sunset at Sweeny hall hotel, Morda, Oswestry. England. by Philip Davies, on Flickr Sunset near Oswestry, Shropshire. England. by Philip Davies, on Flickr
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Last week I stopped off in Largs, Scotland.
Armed with my new filter and tripod, I decided to see what I could capture... Largs, Scotland by Philip Davies, on Flickr Largs, Scotland. by Philip Davies, on Flickr Largs, Scotland by Philip Davies, on Flickr Largs, Scotland. by Philip Davies, on Flickr Largs, Scotland. by Philip Davies, on Flickr Largs, Scotland. by Philip Davies, on Flickr Largs, Scotland. by Philip Davies, on Flickr In a few of the pictures I tried taking photos with the sun in a less than ideal place. I was "trying" to be artistic!
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