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Canon 24-105 STM

Started Jan 6, 2017 | Questions thread
gimp_dad Senior Member • Posts: 2,693
Re: Canon 24-105 STM

Tom Kelley wrote:

Has anyone here tried any Night Sky shots with this lens on a full frame 6D Camera? Will F3.5 allow enough light at 24mm?

The go-to lens for good value, high quality astrophotography is the Samyang/Rokinon 14/2.8. it is quite sharp (nothing close for less than $1000) and has none of the pronounced lens aberrations that matter most for star fields (almost no coma or astigmatism). The base version is all manual and about $300 while the more convenient version has auto exposure and is $400 - $500.

They also make a 24/1.4 with similar characteristics but narrower field of view.

Manual focus but you have to manually focus in the dark anyway.

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