which camera u using ? My A5100 when set to DMF, and u turn the focus ring, it will show a scale of focus area, from near to infinity. But then my old nex-3 first gen dont have this function.

If urs is older version, i search about this in mr google before, and the way is turn peaking and the MF assist or zoom magnifier on, iso set to highest, then try to focus manually by focusing on the brightest star.

E mount lens doesn't hav infinity mark at the lens. There fore dunno how to focus toinfinity


Tripod. I think maybe i did not swr the focua to infinity

Mine is nex 5r. Will try amd update here. My first star shoot

20 sec 16mm f3.5 focus dunno how to infinity. Now please tell me what did i do wrong... No star at all. Sad.

Stupid cm browser

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I see. But there's only 2 ends ma. Turn to one side, it's thats MFD then turn to the other side should be infinity.

i see alot of light leakage into your shot.. try shoot somewhere darker and exclude all source of light in your frame.

Nex e moumt lens can turn 360 liao. No stop one.

saigetsu: camera back facing your, turn focus ring "clock-wise".... but turning 'finish' doesnt means its infinity, u need to turn back a little. because the lens designed to go over infinity. its best to find a landscape/bright spot, use focus assist zoom in to check if its sharp at 'distanced'

ii) to shoot star, u need minimum light polution, and a clear sky. from the photo, there is massive light polution from everywhere, and the sky is not clear. thats why u couldnt get a good photo of stars

:blink:

This. It actually looked like a cloud passed by while he was exposing the pic.

How dark is dark.. Like super dark? No street light at all?

If possible yes, for minimal light pollution. Hence a lot of milky way pics seem to be shot in the middle of nowhere.

IINM anyway. I still haven't found my "scene" yet so I haven't tried.

if ur eyes cant see any stars, u wont be able to shoot it as well.

shooting stars need completely dark, u need to go a remote place. and need a clear sky, if many clouds in the sky u wont get nice picture as well.




nex lens focus ring will never stop, u can rotate till tomorrow

i tried once in pulau tioman, with 1st gen nex-3, no indication of focus to infinity, so the stars i shot was OOF



luckily new nex/alpha mirrorless have this function now

yup. just get few A7 series for resell RX100. still, the only RX series available with made in japan

everyone, if anyone go to sony centre mid valley, never refer to the salesperson named brandan ng. he's really rude person

I use my F-58AM flash with the bounce card pulled up and pointed to bounce from ceiling about 80% of the time. It has served me pretty well so far.

Hey guys, I wonder if you know how much does Sony Service Center charge for lens cleaning and its duration (Camera still under warranty)? Else, any recommendation?

Thank you in advance!

Anyone has any idea when next A58 or A6000 successor will come? Looking at Alpha range for cheaper lens... But prefer ILCE for smaller size. Can try converter and get some fun lenses to play with the E mount too...

Thinking to get the A6000... Then saw the A5100. Feel like wanting the 180 degree display (selfie display? ) but don't want to lose the EVF in A6000. Also after reading some comparison between them, A6000 has most of the upside (EVF, burst, hotshoe, stronger flash...) but A5100 has some of them like the 180 degree screen, XAVCS codec and the RM250+- cheaper price point ($100 SGD cheaper in SG).

and then... Possible or not A6100 comes out before the 1 year product cycle? Now A6000 and A5100 like stuck in the middle, hesitate to grab either.

Besides that, if I get a A5100/A6000 or any E-mount lens, would you recommend to take the kit lens, SEL1650PZ? I saw some bad review on that lens, saying that the old SEL1855 does better. If that's really the case, maybe can consider grabbing body only then get a second hand unit of SEL1855

I have also taken RX100 III into consideration Read some comments comparing RX100 III and A6000 saing that RX100 III actually has the edge over the A6000 (on SEL1650PZ) even with the 1" sensor size but putting a better glass on A6000 will take it ahead of RX100III

Still in the stage of surveying (yet I'm already ). Maybe will only get myself a camera 2 months later.

Any input from you guys? I can also take input from other brands (although I know I'm now posting in the orange territory), budget RM3k with Kit Lens.

*Have been looking at Sony cameras since like Alpha-A550 age (4~5 years ago?)... But was then still studying, now started working then only can start thinking to get one to play with Cheapo phone camera and cheapo P&S have left me too much to desire*

This post has been edited by IwanAGP: Sep 21 2014, 10:33 PM

suddenly many nice tutorial from all sifus. Star shooting is hard.
Bro EdPaul, i was at the Sony Workshop in Melaka. Learn some info from sifus there.
Also tried to shoot stars on that day but all was overexposed.
I think due to my metering was set at centre only and shutter speed was 25 secs with 16mm and iso 100. and yes nex-5R again. sad

This post has been edited by leinnz: Sep 21 2014, 11:27 PM