Xmetal Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Nice Dodge. the first 2 make me feel dizzy lol. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4276542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) Lovely What lens are you using to achieve 560mm of focal length? Hopefully next year once i come back from europe im gonna buy a telescope and hook up the 40d to that.. Have you tried that pic at 10% crop?? Edited November 22, 2008 by siddr20 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4276695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) Cheers man.. Canon 40D with 400 f/5.6L coupled with the canon 1.4x TC II... That already is cropped a bit, not sure of the % though.. Edited November 22, 2008 by Lepperfish Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Nice wish i had such big zoom lens!! How do you find those extenders anyways? I wish they made one for efs lenses.. Any reason why you didn't choose the 2x extender? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Sorry another quick question - why did you choose just a fixed 400mm lens? You do much sports photography? Or do you have the 100-400m lens? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 ah man I so have to try that! fully need to get myself a cable remote... What camera you got? i one for sale.. suited for 350d and ***d canon slrs.. 5 bucks.. if it doesnt work more than happy to give refund reason for sale - sold the 350d ages ago and got no use for the cable!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) can anyone recognize any star constellations here in this pic? I keep seing this arrow.. can you see it?? It points to a bright star!! Edited November 22, 2008 by siddr20 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basti Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 thats orion. knew that from MIB. lol i only know that and the southern cross Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 goes to google to get more info of orion!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 WOW IT IS TOOOOOOOOOOOOO OMG my first capture of a star constellation!! WOW Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basti Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Im quite happy!!! Thanks for letting me know basti!! Ta Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) OMG check this out.. What's even cooler to me, is that you captured your first nebula, too - the arrow I drew in the attached image points to M42 - the great nebula in Orion. David Wow, your rush job destroys anything I've attempted with star trails. The colors are awesome and I like the composition too. Congrats on your first constellation and deep sky object. The entire sword of Orion shows up very well. No failure here, just great work. WOW so i captured my first nebula!!! I always loved astronomy and hopefully next year once i come back from my europe trip i will be buying my first telescope!! you know what that means 40d will be hooked up to that to capture some deep astronomy nebulas, clusters etc etc.. Edited November 22, 2008 by siddr20 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 I just got my results back from that picture of ORION.. This is what i captured Hello, this is the blind astrometry solver. Your results are: (RA, Dec) center:(85.6738, -10.0638) degrees (RA, Dec) center (H:M:S, D:M:S):(05:42:41.712, -10:03:49.680) Orientation:52.47 deg E of N Pixel scale:288.60 arcsec/pixel Parity:Reverse ("Left-handed") Field size :64.13 x 42.73 degrees Your field contains: The star Sirius (αCMa) The star Rigel (βOri) The star Betelgeuse (αOri) The star Adhara / Adara (εCMa) The star Bellatrix (γOri) The star Alnilam (εOri) The star Wezen (δCMa) The star Mirzam (βCMa) The star Alnitak (ζOri) The star Saiph (κOri) IC 2118 / Witch Head nebula NGC 1976 / Great Nebula in Orion / M 42 IC 434 / Horsehead nebula IC 2177 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Nice wish i had such big zoom lens!!How do you find those extenders anyways? I wish they made one for efs lenses.. Any reason why you didn't choose the 2x extender? With the 1.4x TC you only lose 1 stop of light. On my 400 f/5.6L with a 1.4x TC it actually becomes a 400 f/8L and auto focus is lost. If you use the same lens with a 2x TC it loses 2 stops of light so it would becomes a 400 f/11 L.... Also the 2x TC loses to much image quality as well. I hardly use my 1.4x TC.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Sorry another quick question - why did you choose just a fixed 400mm lens? You do much sports photography? Or do you have the 100-400m lens? I wanted a long lens for a decent price, I was not keen to fork out 10k+ for the 400 f/2.8L so I chose the f/5.6L version. Basically it comes down to this for me. The 400 prime is sharper, faster to focus, more ergonomic and does't have that crappy push/pull system the 100-400 uses. I thought about a long lens for years before I bought one. I use it a fair bit for surfing and other kinds of shots, its a good lens. Tack sharp. I have the 70-200 f/2.8L IS for shots under the 400mm length Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4277747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Oh you got a 70-200 already.. That makes more sense now Wish i could afford it.. sigh Thanks for the info about the extenders!! Hopefully next year i can buy a telescope and hook up my slr to that!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4278680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmetal Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Saturday shoot, f**ked it something royal. I think i've lost the edge with car shooting. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4278801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZENNON Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 What camera you got?Nikon (D80)just going to get one of these: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8245 Saturday shoot, f**ked it something royal. I think i've lost the edge with car shooting.I say blame it on the car Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4278842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddr20 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 (edited) Xmetal - hmmmmm sorry but i just dont like the look of that car.. Did a quick test at 70mm with my new lens i bought today I think it did just fine!! What you think? Edited November 24, 2008 by siddr20 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/242835-novemeber-2008-photo-thread/page/5/#findComment-4281243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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