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Milky Way Shooting Group, (Discussion, Outing, Photo Sharing)
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pratap5233
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 Mar 28 2017, 04:57 PM
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QUOTE(jknowsit @ Mar 23 2017, 07:10 PM) I don't have a full frame camera, does it matter? The widest lens I have is only kit lens (18mm x 1.6 = 28.8mm). I tried to shoot star trails but failed. I find difficulty in the dark to control the focus of the lens to infinity because there's no such label on kit lens. Change to manual focus and use live view. Point at a star and zoom in to the max. Then adjust your focus ring till it is pin point sharp  This post has been edited by pratap5233: Mar 28 2017, 05:04 PM |
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pratap5233
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Apr 7 2017, 02:52 PM
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QUOTE(jknowsit @ Mar 29 2017, 03:30 PM) Thank you but I don't understand why should I zoom in to the max since I am looking to shoot wide angle  So that your starts are sharp dots. If not they become balls of light instead. Kinda like bokeh balls but small ones... |
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pratap5233
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Apr 7 2017, 03:44 PM
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QUOTE(jknowsit @ Apr 7 2017, 02:59 PM) Thank you, got it! Unfortunately I don't have live view yet, still need some times to upgrade my cam.  Your camera no LCD screen? What camera are you using? |
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pratap5233
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Apr 7 2017, 03:59 PM
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QUOTE(jknowsit @ Apr 7 2017, 03:46 PM) Really no live view? I googled and it says got live view... https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/2662...m-post-33090560 |
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pratap5233
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Apr 19 2017, 10:26 AM
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QUOTE(jknowsit @ Apr 7 2017, 04:21 PM) WOW, thank you, you've been helpful, I just activated my live view...LOL  I just don't like the fact that the viewfinder is not operational when live view is set.  Anyway, thanks for teaching me to use it to check the image sharpness for celestial photography  Haha! No problem! Wishing you luck and don't forget to share images. I am quite new to this too... |
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