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number9
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2nd attempt at stars, 1st resulted in house being spoilt by streetlight.
was taken over about 2 hours, I just pointed at the sky, I'm no stargazer and don't know any of them, but was lucky to guess where the north star was. I just rested the camera in a lens hood on the ground and pointed up. left it clicking away for 2 hours of 30 second exposures of f4.5 100iso 28mm, and then stacked them. removed a few bright pixels from shot and a couple of aeroplane lights.
stars on 3rd feb 2015
was taken over about 2 hours, I just pointed at the sky, I'm no stargazer and don't know any of them, but was lucky to guess where the north star was. I just rested the camera in a lens hood on the ground and pointed up. left it clicking away for 2 hours of 30 second exposures of f4.5 100iso 28mm, and then stacked them. removed a few bright pixels from shot and a couple of aeroplane lights.
stars on 3rd feb 2015
wmrcomputers
Stafford PC & laptop repair specialist
Sorry if this is something that has already been discussed further back in this thread, but I'll post anyway as a newcomer.
I'm looking for a reasonable digital camera without going too overboard on cost.I want something that can pretty much be fully automatic, but with a reasonable lens that will take decent pictures. If it can do long exposures then that would be nice, but not essential. (I can remember my dad teaching me motorway shots with his old pentax on a tripod in the night, and loved the effect it produced).
So as a relatively newbie to photography, what am I looking at? My last digital camera purchase was a good few years ago... a Fujifilm Finepix AV110. 12 mega pixels supposedly but I was never that impressed with the outcome. Should I go for an SLR digital, or would I need to manually focus etc. for every shot? Basically I want a reasonable camera, as automatic as I need it to be for general photography. I've got pi***d off with mobile phone cameras that never seem to achieve the results you want even for the most basic of photography needs.
I'm looking for a reasonable digital camera without going too overboard on cost.I want something that can pretty much be fully automatic, but with a reasonable lens that will take decent pictures. If it can do long exposures then that would be nice, but not essential. (I can remember my dad teaching me motorway shots with his old pentax on a tripod in the night, and loved the effect it produced).
So as a relatively newbie to photography, what am I looking at? My last digital camera purchase was a good few years ago... a Fujifilm Finepix AV110. 12 mega pixels supposedly but I was never that impressed with the outcome. Should I go for an SLR digital, or would I need to manually focus etc. for every shot? Basically I want a reasonable camera, as automatic as I need it to be for general photography. I've got pi***d off with mobile phone cameras that never seem to achieve the results you want even for the most basic of photography needs.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
It might be worth starting a new thread along these lines - http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php?threads/digital-camera-recommendations.11847/ - things are changing all the time...
number9
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It shows the different star colours well. Surprised there is not more light pollution showing, you must have a fairly dark sky.
not really, i live on an estate, not out in the woods. it was from 6.30 - 8.30pm last night. the sky was clear, I put the camera in the back garden on the floor, at the edge of my shed mainly to avoid the streetlight the other side of the shed. I avoided getting the house in too, as the streetlight shines onto it, and ruined my attempt the night before. I used 28mm so i'd just get sky. 100 iso probably kept it dark enough.
I don't know what i'm doing with photoshop so leave it as much as ii can.
I guess I was lucky. i think it looks better in full size than this here as I made it smaller for the forum. good enough for me to save as my desktop background for a week or 2 anyway.
number9
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my setup is a canon 600d. all dslr have auto and manual override, standard lens is 18-55mm good enough to start you going until you decide wether its for you or not, want to get different lenses etc. my set up was dirt cheap last year, less than £300 with an extra lens and other goods and discounts from a canon/amazon promotion. canon cocked up and gave a +£100 lens away + discounts of £90.
if you don't want to go dslr, check the Panasonic lumix tz range out. i was using and still have tz4 before this dslr. limitations are a bit more on this, but has still given me great images (great = i'm happy with but experts won't be). you could pick up a tz4 or tz6 very cheap easy off the bay. cheap enough to try out.
wmrcomputers
Stafford PC & laptop repair specialist
THIS seems an unbelieveable bargain with 2 lenses. Any reasons not to go with it as a begginer to DSLR's? Also thanks for the advice about the Lumix TZ ones too. Not sure when or with what I'll proceed, but all I know is that I want something to take decent pictures with at some point in the next 12 months.
number9
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yes, good enough and cheap enough for dslr. think there's £10 voucher for spends over £100 too. do you know anyone working at argos? they get a % off too. sadly my contact finished there.
you could have the best camera in the world but still get crap images. if you go dslr, try to get out of auto mode. see what aperture priority or time value does. dslr allows more creativity.
also, dslr you either go canon or Nikon route. see what feels best, button layout. if you have friends who you can loan a lens from etc
John Marwood
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This is what the girl in the chemist said { late rota } ..
People, that's other people by the way, get drawn into pixels, dynamic range, sensors, and techno stuff but
It's all about the glass
And that is bottom of a milk bottle glass
Consider the camera, but buy a fast 50mm lens and stand closer/further away/ delete where applicable
I love white cotton
This is what the girl in the chemist said { late rota } ..
People, that's other people by the way, get drawn into pixels, dynamic range, sensors, and techno stuff but
It's all about the glass
And that is bottom of a milk bottle glass
Consider the camera, but buy a fast 50mm lens and stand closer/further away/ delete where applicable
I love white cotton
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
..and what you point it at..
John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Laurie61
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When buying a camera it's also worth considering what you will be using it for. Do you want something to drop in a pocket and carry about or with the benefits of a full size sensor in a bigger body. I decided convenience was more important to me and have been using a canon g9 and recently a lumix tz60, they provide for full auto and then let you have manual control with longer exposures Ect when needed.
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
You must be the first person on this planet who has ever thought that about Mr Marwood.
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