D7000 and D3100 do AMAZING astrophotography

These are not my photos, but I thought everyone would appreciate them. They belong to a man named Lincoln Harrison. Just goes to show how you can get great results from even the D3100 with a lot of patience and effort.

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/star-trails-amazing-photos-of-the-night-sky.htm

D7000 examples:

And a D3100 example:

The gear he used:

Nikon D7000
Nikon D3100
Nikkor 10-24
Nikkor 18-105
Nikkor 70-300
Nikkor 35mm f1.8
Nikkor 50mm f1.4
Nikkor 10.5 fisheye
Sigma 150-500
Tamron 90mm macro
manfrotto 055xprob + 410 geared head
Nikon SB400
Nikon SB700
Lee + Singh Ray Filters
Promote control

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-Tom
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomintaipei/