Andy01
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Re: Night photography tips
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Nipar wrote:
Dear friends,
I am an old m50 owner and in my backpag there are three lenses: 11-22, 32, 55-250.
In the last trip I realized the beautiful 32mm hasn't IS..:D
You don't need AF or IS for long exposure night shots.
The incoming trip I'd like to be ready for a kind of photography I'd like to shot:


I was going to suggest asking in the astro forum, but perhaps best not to. Many of the experienced regulars there are strongly opposed to these type of posed shots with powerful flashlights.
Is it possible according to you to get something similar with our camera and these lenses?
Probably. Your 32mm f1.4 may be the best option but the FoV is pretty narrow for a Milky Way shot. The 11mm is nice and wide, but too slow. A 22mm f2 would be a better compromise - or a wide 3rd party lens.
In particular - do you have any nice tutorial to learn some skill to take pictures similar to the second one with the lamp light beam?
No. Roger's website clarkvision.com is a very useful resource for all things astro (gear, shooting & post processing), but I almost guarantee that he will mention that he is STRONGLY opposed to such shots somewhere on the website.
I tried with the 32mm but I couldn't stand so much as 20-30seconds (with ISO 400) without moving and at the end the beam burnt the picture...
Are you referring to hand-holding the camera or holding the torch ?
The camera should be on a sturdy tripod.
At 32mm you shouldn't be more than 6-8 seconds otherwise you will start seeing elongated stars - Rule of 200 for APS-C gives 200 / 32 = 6.25 seconds.
The torch doesn't have to be on for the entire exposure. You need to experiment with how long it is on for to give your the desired result - probably around 1/3rd of shutter speed time.
Any help will be appreciated
PS:
this is so far what I achieved to get with the 11-22:

Thank you!
That image from 11-22mm could probably be stretched using curves to bring out the Milky Way a fair bit more - see Roger's website.