Astrophotographer 10

I agree. Sony 70-200 F2.8 GM lens is going to be big dollars. So those who buy that type of lens are already commited to buying the best. This MF camera will take IQ to another level I bet. Greg.

Thanks Jerry. It may take a little more processing but I will get considerably better results at my dark site as its naturally more contrasty there with virtually no light pollution. ISO25600 ...

Here is an image I took last night. Details are: XT2 Nikon 14-24 at 14mm and F2.8 no tracking RAW, Velvia film simulation Processing in Silky Pix (quite good software and better results than LR). 1 ...

You'd be better off buying a cheap and light telescope. But then because the sensor is so large it will require a large focuser like 3 inches and a field flattener to cover the sensor and even ...

The new sensor is most likely more sensitive. Greg.

No rattle on mine. No loud beep on turning on. Sounds are adjustable in the menu so you may be able to adjust that. Greg.

I agree I can't see Fuji abandoning APSc. Its their bread and butter, the thing that separates them from other manufacturers. Sony makes a strong competitor with the A6300 but its form is not ...

The 14mm is one of the best astro lenses out there from anyone: http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/152595404/original Greg.

Thanks for the review. I used to have the 14mm and agree its a great lens. But the 10-24 has some amazing sample images posted by users so I think I'll go with that. Greg.

Yeah I agree. Medium Format may be seen as a profit growth area in an otherwise embattled camera market. I use a large 44 x 44mm CCD camera in my astrophotography and they are gorgeous to work with. ...

Do you have an example image? Its most likely caused by microlens or colour filter array reflections. The Sony A7 used to have this issue but mostly only in night shots with a bright point source ...

I had an XE1 and X100s. With those 2 the X100s had richer colours, was perhaps a tad sharper than the 18-55 and 35 1.4 or at least more contrasty. Other advantages of the X100 is the leaf shutter. ...

That is a remarkably good photo. You captured the light perfectly. The delicate silvery tones on the water are perfectly preserved. These are hard to capture. I was wondering if I should get the ...

Congrats Hans. Its a low risk decision. I understand it as I feel Sony and Fuji are the 2 most interesting camera choices out there. Plus mirrorless is developing in leaps and bounds. XT2 so far ...

I have A7r2 and XT2. Yes Eye detect AF on the Sony is amazing and does help make fabulous portraits with fast lenses. I tried eye detect/face recognition today with XT2 and that also worked fairly ...

Good tip - thanks. I remember turning down noise reduction on the XT1. Its a bit strange having a minus number for noise reduction. I'll leave noise reduction off for a while and see how the images ...

Thanks for the replies. I ordered a Samyang 12mm F2.0 and can also use my Nikon 14-24 with an adapter plus the 16-55 also seems to be working very nicely as well. So plenty of options there. The ...

Thanks very much for the replies. I have ordered one. Greg.

I've taken several now including ISO12800 which also seems fine. ISo12800 seems quite useable. I'll process some tomorrow and post them here. Greg.

Thanks for those links. It looks very good. Greg.