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Aurora over Tasmania

Started Aug 17, 2015 | Photos thread
OP xelnt Forum Member • Posts: 56
Re: I only shot aurora with GH2 in NL, but....

Hi Jorginho,

Yeah this was a decent Aurora - I even saw my first proton arc with a beam going from the east to west horizons directly overhead - something that doesn't happen here very often. We've actually had a bad run over the last 12 months with weather and daylight interfering with our Aurora chasing - a number of big events have been blocked by daylight or clouds.

Thanks for the feedback re cameras. I'm not interested in full frame due to size / weight of the systems, and the camera needs to a good all rounder for travel and the other half to use. I'm looking for a decent improvement in shadow noise / DR - I find the G6 really struggles with noise in shadows and clouds at night unless the conditions are spot on.

This is my favourite from my last year or two chasing Aurora's.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm F4-5.6 ASPH Mega OIS Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II ASPH Mega OIS Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F1.8 +3 more
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