Popular Post Peter Shah Posted August 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) Took my son camping to Shell Island (Wales U.K.) the weather was great but started to haze over when I took this. A shot of my boy pointing up at the Milky Way on the beach. Taken with my Sony A7s, exposure 20s at f5.6 51000 iso. Edited August 7, 2018 by Peter Shah Bottletopburly, Sheila, 8472 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Pretty epic. Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Thank you Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) Nice, its amasing what ISO speeds you can get with modern digital cameras, I was shooting today in the Blue John Cavern at 3200 Edited August 7, 2018 by philjay Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 1 minute ago, philjay said: Nice, its amasing what ISO speeds you can get with modern digital cameras. Its a very special camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 That is stupendous. ? I'd have been very impressed if you'd said it was taken on a mountain in the Canaries. ? Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Tweedledee said: That is stupendous. ? I'd have been very impressed if you'd said it was taken on a mountain in the Canaries. ? Me too... we had a nice clear night here is a revised version....slightly better colour in the MW Sheila, tuckstar and Bassinghamobservatory 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 In the revised version you can actually see the centre of the MW going a lovely sunset red ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Peter : i have a similar camera. Yet if i stand in the garden and take the same exposure, night it turned in to day. Is it all to do with having no light pollution in the first place ? Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 10 hours ago, Bino-viewer said: Peter : i have a similar camera. Yet if i stand in the garden and take the same exposure, night it turned in to day. Is it all to do with having no light pollution in the first place ? Light pollution would play a big part...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Thanks, i live in a pretty bad light polluted area in Derby. 3rd to 4th magnitude stars are a challenge most nights. I've thought about CLS filters, but i'm guessing there is no substitute for a good dark sky ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Bino-viewer said: Thanks, i live in a pretty bad light polluted area in Derby. 3rd to 4th magnitude stars are a challenge most nights. I've thought about CLS filters, but i'm guessing there is no substitute for a good dark sky ? CLS filters work up to a point....but you cant beat dark skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8472 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Wow, those A7's really are a dslr imager's dream come true. Come on Canon, get your finger out. Terrific picture! Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 44 minutes ago, 8472 said: Wow, those A7's really are a dslr imager's dream come true. Come on Canon, get your finger out. Terrific picture! Its has the feel of a superbly built bit of electronics...but not the ruggedness of Canon or Nikon....if that makes sense. I have been a Nikon man for the past 25 years and was very difficult for me to buy Sony....Im glad i did. The only big downfall is battery life...they need to get it sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8472 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Ah, yes I heard battery life a little short. Is the "star eater" issue still a thing? Looking at your incredible image, I'd say no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 10 hours ago, Peter Shah said: The only big downfall is battery life...they need to get it sorted. The new Mk 3s use the high capacity NP-FZ100 battery. Its good for around 700 shots so they say. With it, i feel battery life is now no longer an issue. It also increases the size of the body of it a bit, but i personally prefer the bigger grip. The extra size also allows room for the image stabilisation stuff. Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 thats very interesting....i might take a look at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Good review here Peter, by Alan Dyer. https://amazingsky.net/2018/05/31/testing-the-sony-a7iii-for-astrophotography/ Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 They are great photo's and what detail Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 20 hours ago, Bino-viewer said: Good review here Peter, by Alan Dyer. https://amazingsky.net/2018/05/31/testing-the-sony-a7iii-for-astrophotography/ I think this is the new back illuminated sensor...Sony do it again with their sensor technology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 A bit more here.... https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/features/sony-a7-models-compared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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