You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Film Astrophotography Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Eric P sage Reged: 04/04/05 Posts: 390 Orion from the Black Forest Star Party       #3369625 - 10/03/09 11:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Olympus OM1 with a 50mm lens @ 1.8 20 min exposure E200 pushed 1 stop and another from BFSP '09 ... Edited by Eric P (10/04/09 06:00 AM) Post Extras:       M111 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/28/06 Posts: 790 Loc: Western MA Re: Orion from the Black Forest Star Party [Re: Eric P]       #3369667 - 10/03/09 11:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Lovely photo, Eric. -------------------- Brendan WO ZS80FD 10th-Anniversary Meade SN-6 Meade 2080 F/6.3 SCT Meade LXD-75 Vixen Polaris A bunch of cameras and lenses Burnham's Celestial Handbook Gallery Post Extras:       Eric P sage Reged: 04/04/05 Posts: 390 Re: Orion from the Black Forest Star Party [Re: M111]       #3370075 - 10/04/09 06:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks! Post Extras:       tommyhawk13 professor emeritus Reged: 09/28/07 Posts: 693 Loc: Jacksonville, Fl Re: Orion from the Black Forest Star Party [Re: Eric P]       #3370459 - 10/04/09 11:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That lens seems to work very well wide open. Great images! -------------------- Meade Starfinder 8,Meade SN-8 OTA, Orion Atlas, and a handfull of film cameras Post Extras:       Nightfly sage Reged: 06/20/07 Posts: 441 Loc: Sullivan, Maine Re: Orion from the Black Forest Star Party [Re: tommyhawk13]       #3370902 - 10/04/09 03:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice capture Eric. I agree that that lens is doing well wide open. Keep it up! Post Extras:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 5498 Loc: Eastern NY Re: Orion from the Black Forest Star Party [Re: Nightfly]       #3392075 - 10/15/09 10:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The f/1.8 sure does capture a lot of red nebulosity in just 20 minutes. The lens look great at f/1.8, even out to the corners. -------------------- Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider SV80S, TV102iis Old camera lenses: 800mm f/5.6, 180mm f/3.4 AP900, Barndoor tracker http://www.pbase.com/s58y Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 0 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Suk Lee, Charlie Hein, knuklhdastnmr, ClownFish  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 433 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space Exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements CN Forums Home

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