The Smith Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Hey guys and gals, I recently bought a Fujifilm s1000fd. I thought it would be time to try and photograph the stars using the manual settings I did not have on my previous camera. First of all I learned that anything above ISO 800 is practically unusable lol. So here is my best one. I hope you can recognize that constellation? It has part of the tail cut though lol. BTW I did not use any other equipment other than my camera and a tripod. If I could get a telescope to go with it would be great though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 cuud be an upside down big dipper w/the tail cut off...??....am i close..?? btw i have a fujifilm 12 mp and it takes bit**in pics too...!!...good camera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Yeah you're right Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragsman Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 =X can barely see some points i never tot taking picture to starts.. i guess u need pro camera to do that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) Here is another shot of the moon with a big exposure/sensitivity so that we can see the other part along with the lit one. I never saw the moon that way. It's still very faint but if I increased even more the sensitivity, the lit part would get overexposed and deformed... Depends on the monitor also... On my 24" it's very clear but on the 10" of my Wind we barely see it. Edited April 30, 2009 by The Smith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeock Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) Hey guys and gals, I recently bought a Fujifilm s1000fd. I thought it would be time to try and photograph the stars using the manual settings I did not have on my previous camera. First of all I learned that anything above ISO 800 is practically unusable lol. So here is my best one. I hope you can recognize that constellation? It has part of the tail cut though lol. BTW I did not use any other equipment other than my camera and a tripod. If I could get a telescope to go with it would be great though. Are you in town? This is a shot of the stars from my backyard. Gotta love little, as in tiny, towns as there is no light pollution. Taken w\ a D40 f2.8 6sec 28mm Edit: added file! lol Edited May 11, 2009 by mikeock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 f2.8!? Umm... I thought the largest aperture was the other way around lol! I was using f8!!! Well I'll try again and post the results. Thanks Mike! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeock Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) f2.8!? Umm... I thought the largest aperture was the other way around lol! I was using f8!!! Well I'll try again and post the results. Thanks Mike! Well f8 will give you the most front to back sharpness. I shot at 2.8 as it would cause a lower shutter speed. The larger the number (f8,f11) makes the aperture smaller and each step doubles the exposure time. Look here for the finite details that would be to boring to post here! F stop of Wiki Edited May 11, 2009 by mikeock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 Yeah I got them inverted... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeock Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 Yeah I got them inverted... Common thing to have happen. The terms do seem backward. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) Look what I could get with f2.8: It's buch better!!! However next time I will try to use a lower ISO setting to get less noise. We'll see how it affects stars... Edit: Mikeock, this looks like Orion at the bottom of your last picture, isn't it? Edited May 13, 2009 by The Smith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeock Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) Look what I could get with f2.8: It's buch better!!! However next time I will try to use a lower ISO setting to get less noise. We'll see how it affects stars... Edit: Mikeock, this looks like Orion at the bottom of your last picture, isn't it? Yes it is. I was shooting southwest from my yard. My little town of 550 ppl really lets the stars shine through. Edit: Also, every time you change the iso down a step, you need to double the time to get the same exposure. So you might run into limitations of the camera if you take the iso to low. Edited May 13, 2009 by mikeock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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