Im using Canon 700D with kit lens and getting great shots of the stars and milky way. It's great how kit lenses are so good. Software improves these shots. I'm using the Pixel 4 smartphone for very high quality astrophotography. Rockonin 14mm f2.8 is cheap and yet it's better than the expensive ones! Even some entry level dslrs can do high quality astrophotography. Smartphones nowadays can do fantastic astrophotography like Pixel 4 Hauwei p20 Oneplus 5. You don't need expensive gear to get fantastic astrophotography shots! Expensive gear isn't worth the money!
I have Pentax cameras with the astrotracker can use my 500mm lens for up to 20 seconds. I also have the Rokinon 20mm1.8 great lens for low light and astrophotography
Awesome video! New sub! :) I have a 70D & looking for my first astrolens. I was looking at the sam/rok 16mm f:2. I read in one of your other comments that you were dissapointed with the sam/rok 16mm f:2.8...did you mean f:2? You recommened to another commenter the samyang 24 f:1.4 for apsc. I looked up stitching as I hadn't heard of it. That may help overcome the longer focal length it will have.
Andy Mckay thanks!! Yeah well I was disappointed with these lenses for dark situations with lots of stars, because of the sharpness. At the lowest f-stop, stars will appear oddly sharp and big, and you get a lot of distortion/coma... I'm using it mainly for semi-bright situation. Although with the f/2, it might me okay by stopping up one stop. What is your next f-stop? :)
Thanks for the info. My next fastest f-stop is 3.5; I only have the 18-135 IS STM kit lens. Looking at getting the 50mm f:1.8 which is super cheap and a fast wide(ish) lens.
Yeah good idea! I started up astro with it too :) But Yeah f/3.5 should be sharper and eliminate a bit of coma, and still okay bright for some semi-dark conditions! :)
Whats the best lens for either Canon T8i or Canon 90D? I mean the best lens not best budget. THE BEST. I need the price to be under 1200$. Also is Canon T8i or Canon 90D good for Astrophotography? Which one between the two is better?
Hi Adrien, excellent video. I have just bought a Canon SL2 ( 200D), which is not full frame. Is this lens 24mm 1.4 possible to be used with my camera with good results? Thks for your help or anybody's comments here.
Great review you touched upon Fisheye lens, which would you recommend between Samyang 8mm 3.5 or Sigma 10mm 2.8 for Astro and time lapse etc Kind Regards - Ahmet
I have owned and been using the Samyang 12mm F/2,8 with my Nikon D750 for almost 2 years. I love this lens and find it hard to swap back to my Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8. I have mainly used this lenses in close quarters landscape work, so really can't offer advice on astro at this stage.
I am surprised how nobody mentioned the Sigma 18-35mm 1.8 art lens. I've heard that it is one of the sharpest lenses ever made for crop sensor. Can you please share some thoughts about it? Thanks in advance!
First of all Superb shots.. I checked you website and it blew my mind. Great work. I was wondering if you can comment on the New Tamron 15-30 F2.8. I bought Samyang so that I can start with some Astro work but then I though if I can return the samyang and sell my Nikon 16-35 F4 and just get the Tamron. I am in dual minds for a while now and any comments will be highly appreciated!
Akshay Harshe thanks! Well what sigma lens do you possess? The Tamron lens is supposed to be quite decent but again it depends if you wanna be able to use your lens for astro only or both day time and astro :) in The latter case you should consider the Tamron, but if you want astro only I think Samyang is your best option (I wouldn’t know about Nikon) :)
Hi Adrien thanks for your reply, Unfortunately I do not own any Sigma yet. I saw that you mainly shoot canon and sony so understandable. I bought Samyang 14 keeping just astro/Night photography in mind and my 16-35 is dearly to me for my landscape work(but not as sharp as Tamron as people say) Tammy seems like an all in one package plus more space in my backpack 1 lens instead of 2(Not the weight though :P) but the downside is, I will need to buy expensive filters and adapters.
Cheers Adrien - the Samyang/Rok 24mm is fine for Full Frame as a winner but which lens would you say is equivalent Winner on APS-C Crop? I'm agonising at the moment over a choice for my Canon 80D and have just returned a bad copy of the Rokinon 14mm f2.8. I am carefully looking at the Sam/Rok 16mm f2.0 vs Tokina 11-20mm f/2.8 - they both have their problems and are not perfect. Any thoughts?
Hi Thanks for your comment! Yeah it was an omission in my video, but the Samy/Rok 24mm f/1.4 is also for APS-C, if you check on their website: www.samyanglensglobal.com/product/detail.do?SQ=11, so it's also compatible with your 80D I'm sure. So your nightmare is over! :=)
Hi Adrien - I'm more concerned with the angle of view of the 24mm though - it is a Full Frame angle of view so true 24mm for Full Frame which means it ends up as something like 38mm angle of view on APS-C. I'm wanting to stay ultra wide for my Astro work to that I can have foreground interest and sky together. 16mm in APS-C is really about as long as I want to go.
Oh ok! But it all depends on what you want to do with your astrophotos. I was exactly in the same thinking process as you in the beginning, owning a 70D, I bought the saymang 16mm f/2.8. I got highly disappointed with it, and as a rule all ultra wide angle lenses. I'd much rather shoot with a little bit longer focal length, and make a stitch picture out of it. It's a bit more work, but it beats any ultra wide angle lens. You gain in everything: sharpness, quality, light (as your aperture can now be widened), no distortion nor vignetting... But I guess it depends on what you want to do! For quick astrophoto, I guess your option is the best. Then you might want to look into Canon UWA lenses, maybe they're better than samy/Rok in terms of distortion and vignette, although pricier! :)
How do you think the Samyung 24 F1.4 competes against the well loved Zeiss Baetis 25mm F2. Of course the retail cost is almost double but you can pickup a baetis 25mm now for $900 though that’s still 400 bones more for a brand new Samyung 24 F1.4..... curious on thoughts in my attempt to fill this hole that so have had for TOO long now. Thanks a lot!!
Thank you this was suoer helpful, but Which camera body do you find is best for astrophotography, Canon, Nikon, Sony ? I've heard that bot Nikon and Sony have noise reduction algorithms that end up removing stars, do you know anything about this or even if it's still current information anymore? Thanks for your help in advance.
Gregor Centner tried that lens. Had wicked coma. Yes real bad. The 14 mm they put out recently has better coma correction. Also cost another 500/600 bucks
HussaiNasir thanks! Yes I've heard it's pretty good, but again f2.8 is to me not enough if you're not tracking and just for shooting in dark conditions :)
Great vids - Just subbed! Although I think when comparing the Rokinon 12mm f2 Vs the sigma 14mm f1/8 the Sigma is nearly 4 x as much as the Rokinon. Unless the Sigma glass is 4 x better (even though the F stop is much larger) I think for the price I know what I have just picked! :)
Thanks Ben! Yes I think you're right. Although the 12mm f2 is for APS-c only if I remember correctly, there is nothing else below 24mm that is below f2.8 for full frame as of right now. 14mm f/1.8 is the first and only one. I have just received it today, and I will do a review shortly, but yes it is super pricey!!
Fisrt of all I want to say that I just subscrived to your channel. Amazing, thank you for that. Secondly, I'm thinking to buy a super wide angle lent. I loved the sigma 8 - 16 mm, but seeing this video I realized it's f/4,5-5,6. So it shoud not be ideal for astrophotography. I really doubt what super angular lent shoud I buy. What do you think? Anh good experience with super angular lenses?
Catalonia Drone Experience thanks!! I appreciate it! Well the samyang 14mm f/2.8 is a good place to start for sure. The irix 15mm firefly f2.4 is also a good buy. But my favorite is the sigma 14mm f1.4 :)
Adrien Mauduit Thanks for your answer. I'm considering the samyang 14 you wrote about and the tokina 11-16. The first one seems to have a higher quality but the 2nd one seems to be more versatyle and can be used with filters. Price is similar, I'm absolutely lost 🤣 Btw you should upload your pics to instagram, if you haven't already done it!
Hi I’m a photographer but mainly with just portraits and close up images. I am a cheap person and still use my canon rebel ti5. Would these lenses work with my camera and would my camera overall produce good astrophotogrpahy. I would rly appreciate any feedback you can give
I use a Canon 60D. I usually use the kit lens (18-55mm) for astrophotography and my 75-300mm for moon photography. But last week, I got a Canon 50mm f/1.8, is it okay for astrophotography?
Hi, Thank you for your best VDO. I have question to ask you about Samyang , I already bought Samyang AF 14 F2.8 FE for my Sony A7Rii. But the lens not have water seal, that I worry about it from moister and dust. It have be effect to the camera or not.
D RuizAl ha you’re taking about the new one okay nvm! Yes it’s both FF and APSc :) I will investigate more about reviews but it should be a good one. Although you’re only gaining half a stop compared to the f2.8 but they probably have made distortion and coma better... :)
Yes Adrien, from what I read so far it could be the "ultimate" astro lens (the lowest coma in the market?), but I'm concerned with another issue: this lens only comes with Canon or Nikon mounts, and I'm about to change system for the Sony a7iii (I was Canon until now, but very disappointed by the 6D mkii). So is this lens as good as they say... even with an adapter (Metabones or Fotodiox)? I'm now torn between getting that Samyang XP 14mm f2.4 with Canon mount and an adapter, or getting the good old Samyang 24mm f1.4 with Sony mount (no adapter hassle). The 14mm is super wide, making it better than 24mm for longer exposures without star trailing BUT f1.4 lets almost twice the light in vs f2.4 What do you think?
D RuizAl well to be honest I’m quite done with Samyang. If you don’t get them bad, they will eventually get bad (have you heard about this issue?). I’ve lost 4 Samyang lenses over the past year to that focus ring issue, and there’s nothing you can do about it (I’ve had the problem with the 24mm and 14mm). Samyang lenses are awesome but they’re crap quality. I’ve switched to art lenses. The sigma 24 or 20 f1.4 are a bit worse for coma than Samyang but at least they’re good quality. And yes I’ve tried the sigma 14mm with meta ones and other adapters, it works like a charm. But it’s really up to you :)
Varun Saini yes you should be able to since it’s only for APSc sensors. It’s similar to the two other lenses but benefits from the wider minimum aperture than 2.8 and is extra wide :) but you will get even more distortion and coma in the corners
Thank you for the information, I have a Nikon, so, which of the following lenses would be better: Sigma 14mm f/1.8 ART DG HSM Lens or Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
Alicja B. Lombard I don’t know the second one cause I don’t work with Nikon but again it depends what you want to photograph. If you want an all round and to-go lens, the second one might be better, but if you want it only for astrophoto and better quality glass, I suggest the former :) hope it helps!
This lens I want specifically for night photography. Thank you. I know you were not reviewing the lenses for Nikon, but I figured based on your knowledge you could tell me which would be a better lens with respect to corner sharpness, and other criteria you were assessing the lenses. I would not think the quality of lenses would change if they are build for Cannon or Nikon. Thank you again.
Yes but I haven't had the time or the resources yet, as I am traveling quite often, the easiest is DSLR, but when I settle down, I will definitely get into it. Do you have one yourself? :)
Adrien Mauduit Purchased a 12" dobsonian just for viewing at the moment. I will get the 10" Meade LX200 shortly and from there a ccd camera/auto guider etc will follow. Given you seem to care a lot for good hq pictures I'll tell you right now tho if you want to continue your current quality pictures into astrophotography with a telescope you're in for a expensive ride tho. Or not, I wouldn't know your income obviously
Yeah I can imagine how expensive it is, well since I'm a teacher for now, I'm using almost all my savings on astro, so I think I'm gonna wait a little bit till I settle down and get more money :)
Sadly you left out Nikon lenses. Many of us who have been photographers for decades use Nikon or Canon cameras. These two camera systems have huge numbers of available lenses, both new and used (over 50 years of used Nikkor lenses and about 30 years of used Canon EF lenses). Working pros use Nikon and Canon stills cameras and have a good stable of lenses and probably to not need to add any more photographic lenses when entering into astrophotography. The number of available used lenses is important since the manual focus lenses are best when shooting astrophotography so while Sony has a decent following, they have few lenses available new or used., they still represent a small percentage of the total number of cameras being used (Nikon and Canon cameras occupy over 70% of APS-C and full frame cameras used in today's market The fact that the current Sony APS-C and full frame cameras are mirrorless is an attraction to some but the number of photos which can be taken on a fully charged battery is less than a third of the images on a fully charged battery than either Nikon or Canon cameras. Indeed, the number RAW images which can be taken using my Nikon cameras are from 1200 to 3400 on a fully charged battery. When spending 8 to 10 hours a night shooting long exposures of the night sky, batteries with "legs" is an important attribute to consider when adapting a stills camera for astrophotography (ie replacing the stock sensor filter with a full spectrum filter or H-Alpha filters as well as some kind of heat reduction system added to a dedicated astrophotography camera. I am sure you are aware that all the stills cameras aboard the International Space Lab supplied by NASA are Nikon That said, I want to thank you for taking the time both in research and production of your UA-cam videos.
Yes but even shooting on a tripod, if you let your shutter open too long, you will start noticing star trails on your camera as the sky moves (actually the Earth moves, but we don't feel it).
Remember, with longer focal length lenses you are focusing in on a smaller part of the sky and filling the entire frame with that. So consequently small movements in the same time frame as the wide field view are 'magnified'.In order to compensate for that, exposure time has to go down as the focal length (zoomed in area) goes up.
The Sigma is about 1800 Dollars in Denmark... Sweet jesus.. The Sigma 24mm 1.4 is almost the same as the Samyang 24 mm here in Denmark.... About 800 dollars....
Christophe Carriere hi Christophe! Thanks :) yes the samyang 14mm 2.4 is good too but you only gain one stop compared to 2.8 so I included it with the rest. Like I said in the tutorial the list is far from being comprehensive but there are to me way better lenses than canon 35 f2 or 135 f2 for having tested them this summer! :) and yes the sigma 20mm f1.4 is also very nice but I remember getting some serious coma in the edges wide open?
Motiur Rahman I haven't tested it myself but I've seen reviews that say you get a lot of coma. I've tested the 50mm f1.2 and the coma was terrible even at 2.8!!
I have the Canon 50mm F1.4 on a crop sensor Rebel T7i (which makes it an 80mm lens). My first tests were at f1.4, manually focused with live view at 10x, 5 second shutter since more gave me star trails. I agree that the coma is pretty bad. Stopping it down may help but that seems like a waste of a 1.4 lens.
Im using Canon 700D with kit lens and getting great shots of the stars and milky way. It's great how kit lenses are so good. Software improves these shots. I'm using the Pixel 4 smartphone for very high quality astrophotography. Rockonin 14mm f2.8 is cheap and yet it's better than the expensive ones! Even some entry level dslrs can do high quality astrophotography. Smartphones nowadays can do fantastic astrophotography like Pixel 4 Hauwei p20 Oneplus 5. You don't need expensive gear to get fantastic astrophotography shots!
Expensive gear isn't worth the money!
I have Pentax cameras with the astrotracker can use my 500mm lens for up to 20 seconds. I also have the Rokinon 20mm1.8 great lens for low light and astrophotography
Thanks a lot for the useful video. The times of each section in the description is also great for later reference. Thanks!
Thanks mate great review cheers.
Awesome video! New sub! :)
I have a 70D & looking for my first astrolens. I was looking at the sam/rok 16mm f:2. I read in one of your other comments that you were dissapointed with the sam/rok 16mm f:2.8...did you mean f:2?
You recommened to another commenter the samyang 24 f:1.4 for apsc. I looked up stitching as I hadn't heard of it. That may help overcome the longer focal length it will have.
Andy Mckay thanks!! Yeah well I was disappointed with these lenses for dark situations with lots of stars, because of the sharpness. At the lowest f-stop, stars will appear oddly sharp and big, and you get a lot of distortion/coma... I'm using it mainly for semi-bright situation. Although with the f/2, it might me okay by stopping up one stop. What is your next f-stop? :)
Thanks for the info. My next fastest f-stop is 3.5; I only have the 18-135 IS STM kit lens. Looking at getting the 50mm f:1.8 which is super cheap and a fast wide(ish) lens.
Yeah good idea! I started up astro with it too :) But Yeah f/3.5 should be sharper and eliminate a bit of coma, and still okay bright for some semi-dark conditions! :)
Whats the best lens for either Canon T8i or Canon 90D? I mean the best lens not best budget. THE BEST. I need the price to be under 1200$. Also is Canon T8i or Canon 90D good for Astrophotography? Which one between the two is better?
very good video
What do you think about Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8?
I am considering this
I'm just getting into Astrophotography and I'm thinking about getting the Sony A7III thoughts?
a trick : you can watch movies on Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching lots of of movies these days.
@Xander Charlie Yup, I have been watching on flixzone for months myself =)
Hi Adrien, excellent video. I have just bought a Canon SL2 ( 200D), which is not full frame. Is this lens 24mm 1.4 possible to be used with my camera with good results? Thks for your help or anybody's comments here.
If you're still wondering...
I think 24mm will be too narrow on APS-C for most things.
Wonderfully made video. Many Thanks.
Great review you touched upon Fisheye lens, which would you recommend between Samyang 8mm 3.5 or Sigma 10mm 2.8 for Astro and time lapse etc Kind Regards - Ahmet
I have owned and been using the Samyang 12mm F/2,8 with my Nikon D750 for almost 2 years. I love this lens and find it hard to swap back to my Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8. I have mainly used this lenses in close quarters landscape work, so really can't offer advice on astro at this stage.
I am surprised how nobody mentioned the Sigma 18-35mm 1.8 art lens. I've heard that it is one of the sharpest lenses ever made for crop sensor. Can you please share some thoughts about it? Thanks in advance!
I have it. It is amazing.
First of all Superb shots.. I checked you website and it blew my mind. Great work. I was wondering if you can comment on the New Tamron 15-30 F2.8. I bought Samyang so that I can start with some Astro work but then I though if I can return the samyang and sell my Nikon 16-35 F4 and just get the Tamron. I am in dual minds for a while now and any comments will be highly appreciated!
Akshay Harshe thanks! Well what sigma lens do you possess? The Tamron lens is supposed to be quite decent but again it depends if you wanna be able to use your lens for astro only or both day time and astro :) in The latter case you should consider the Tamron, but if you want astro only I think Samyang is your best option (I wouldn’t know about Nikon) :)
Hi Adrien thanks for your reply, Unfortunately I do not own any Sigma yet. I saw that you mainly shoot canon and sony so understandable. I bought Samyang 14 keeping just astro/Night photography in mind and my 16-35 is dearly to me for my landscape work(but not as sharp as Tamron as people say) Tammy seems like an all in one package plus more space in my backpack 1 lens instead of 2(Not the weight though :P) but the downside is, I will need to buy expensive filters and adapters.
Do you think the samyang 100mm macro is suitable for astrophotography?
Is f/3.0 and above alright for astrophotography?
Hi. What about the Sigma 16mm 1.4 for mirrorless?
Cheers Adrien - the Samyang/Rok 24mm is fine for Full Frame as a winner but which lens would you say is equivalent Winner on APS-C Crop? I'm agonising at the moment over a choice for my Canon 80D and have just returned a bad copy of the Rokinon 14mm f2.8. I am carefully looking at the Sam/Rok 16mm f2.0 vs Tokina 11-20mm f/2.8 - they both have their problems and are not perfect. Any thoughts?
Hi Thanks for your comment! Yeah it was an omission in my video, but the Samy/Rok 24mm f/1.4 is also for APS-C, if you check on their website: www.samyanglensglobal.com/product/detail.do?SQ=11, so it's also compatible with your 80D I'm sure. So your nightmare is over! :=)
Hi Adrien - I'm more concerned with the angle of view of the 24mm though - it is a Full Frame angle of view so true 24mm for Full Frame which means it ends up as something like 38mm angle of view on APS-C. I'm wanting to stay ultra wide for my Astro work to that I can have foreground interest and sky together. 16mm in APS-C is really about as long as I want to go.
Oh ok! But it all depends on what you want to do with your astrophotos. I was exactly in the same thinking process as you in the beginning, owning a 70D, I bought the saymang 16mm f/2.8. I got highly disappointed with it, and as a rule all ultra wide angle lenses. I'd much rather shoot with a little bit longer focal length, and make a stitch picture out of it. It's a bit more work, but it beats any ultra wide angle lens. You gain in everything: sharpness, quality, light (as your aperture can now be widened), no distortion nor vignetting... But I guess it depends on what you want to do! For quick astrophoto, I guess your option is the best. Then you might want to look into Canon UWA lenses, maybe they're better than samy/Rok in terms of distortion and vignette, although pricier! :)
How do you think the Samyung 24 F1.4 competes against the well loved Zeiss Baetis 25mm F2. Of course the retail cost is almost double but you can pickup a baetis 25mm now for $900 though that’s still 400 bones more for a brand new Samyung 24 F1.4..... curious on thoughts in my attempt to fill this hole that so have had for TOO long now. Thanks a lot!!
Can use samayan 24mm f1.4 +viltrox speedbooster on my eos m50? Do you think there is no massive vignetting?
Thank you this was suoer helpful, but Which camera body do you find is best for astrophotography, Canon, Nikon, Sony ? I've heard that bot Nikon and Sony have noise reduction algorithms that end up removing stars, do you know anything about this or even if it's still current information anymore? Thanks for your help in advance.
Thanks! I know that Sony still has the algorithm as I own two Sony cameras. Canon sure is my best option as for now for astrophoto :)
Thank you... -Sittin' here in the dark with my canon 10-18mm f 4.5 and Iso 12500 :)
any comments on Tokina Firin 20mm f2 MF/AF ?
Best lens for a Nikon D5300? Also a beginner to astrophotography but starting out with close objects.
How about canon 50mm f1.4?
Hi Thanks for the informative video, i know it is been a while since uploading, but what about the Sigma ART 20mm 1.4 ?
Gregor Centner tried that lens. Had wicked coma. Yes real bad. The 14 mm they put out recently has better coma correction. Also cost another 500/600 bucks
thank you for great video , I am thinking of Tamron 15-30mm 2.8 is it good ?
HussaiNasir thanks! Yes I've heard it's pretty good, but again f2.8 is to me not enough if you're not tracking and just for shooting in dark conditions :)
Kindly suggest a reasonably wide angle lens with night photoshoot and astrophotography within this range of price 600 USD for D5600 Nikon
Great vids - Just subbed! Although I think when comparing the Rokinon 12mm f2 Vs the sigma 14mm f1/8 the Sigma is nearly 4 x as much as the Rokinon. Unless the Sigma glass is 4 x better (even though the F stop is much larger) I think for the price I know what I have just picked! :)
Thanks Ben! Yes I think you're right. Although the 12mm f2 is for APS-c only if I remember correctly, there is nothing else below 24mm that is below f2.8 for full frame as of right now. 14mm f/1.8 is the first and only one. I have just received it today, and I will do a review shortly, but yes it is super pricey!!
Sigma 20mm f1.4 Art was release back in 2015/16.
Thanks for your informative video.
I am interested in your opinion about new Yongnuo YN 14mm F2.8 .
Thanks in advanced.
cheap. buy only if you cant afforf better gear. but i would definately recommend waiting while saving.
Do you need a full frame to shoot astrophotography or will my t7i be good enough with the right lens?
The Sigma does not allow to install threaded filters , is it correct. To me it is an issue I cannot live with... Unfortunatly...
Fisrt of all I want to say that I just subscrived to your channel. Amazing, thank you for that.
Secondly, I'm thinking to buy a super wide angle lent. I loved the sigma 8 - 16 mm, but seeing this video I realized it's f/4,5-5,6. So it shoud not be ideal for astrophotography. I really doubt what super angular lent shoud I buy. What do you think? Anh good experience with super angular lenses?
Catalonia Drone Experience thanks!! I appreciate it! Well the samyang 14mm f/2.8 is a good place to start for sure. The irix 15mm firefly f2.4 is also a good buy. But my favorite is the sigma 14mm f1.4 :)
Adrien Mauduit Thanks for your answer. I'm considering the samyang 14 you wrote about and the tokina 11-16. The first one seems to have a higher quality but the 2nd one seems to be more versatyle and can be used with filters. Price is similar, I'm absolutely lost 🤣
Btw you should upload your pics to instagram, if you haven't already done it!
Catalonia Drone Experience thanks they’re already in there!! :) I would go with the Tokina :)
Adrien Mauduit I'll look again for your profile then! Thank you mate!
Hi I’m a photographer but mainly with just portraits and close up images. I am a cheap person and still use my canon rebel ti5. Would these lenses work with my camera and would my camera overall produce good astrophotogrpahy. I would rly appreciate any feedback you can give
No.1 for me is the Samyang 21mm f1.4
How the fuck did your intro go from beautiful and relaxing to teleporting me to a sonic adventures level for the Dreamcast!
I use a Canon 60D. I usually use the kit lens (18-55mm) for astrophotography and my 75-300mm for moon photography. But last week, I got a Canon 50mm f/1.8, is it okay for astrophotography?
15:21, Hi Adrien, what you took that pic with?
Hi, Thank you for your best VDO.
I have question to ask you about Samyang , I already bought Samyang AF 14 F2.8 FE for my Sony A7Rii. But the lens not have water seal, that I worry about it from moister and dust. It have be effect to the camera or not.
Sigma 24 or 35 Art ? If I have 35mm Art should I invest in 24mm...also for use as streetphotography lens ??
how about the SAMYANG 10MM F/2.8 CANON or is there a better ultra wide angle option out there?
SLR MAGIC 10MM T2,1 - SLR MAGIC 25MM T0.95
I have a Sony a7 and i don't know what is the best Lens for les than 500$ (full frame)maybe the 28mm F/2 ?
How is the Sony RX10 iv? It has a 24-600mm lens at an f2.4-4 aperture.
Eli Melet Sorry mate I don’t know this one at all :)
the sensor is only 1 inch small... aps-c or bigger is better for dark scenes
What about the Samyang xp 14mm f2.4? It looks to be a serious contender
D RuizAl yes but it’s only for crop sensors :) but it’s true it’s a good one too
it is full frame
D RuizAl ha you’re taking about the new one okay nvm! Yes it’s both FF and APSc :) I will investigate more about reviews but it should be a good one. Although you’re only gaining half a stop compared to the f2.8 but they probably have made distortion and coma better... :)
Yes Adrien, from what I read so far it could be the "ultimate" astro lens (the lowest coma in the market?), but I'm concerned with another issue: this lens only comes with Canon or Nikon mounts, and I'm about to change system for the Sony a7iii (I was Canon until now, but very disappointed by the 6D mkii).
So is this lens as good as they say... even with an adapter (Metabones or Fotodiox)? I'm now torn between getting that Samyang XP 14mm f2.4 with Canon mount and an adapter, or getting the good old Samyang 24mm f1.4 with Sony mount (no adapter hassle).
The 14mm is super wide, making it better than 24mm for longer exposures without star trailing BUT f1.4 lets almost twice the light in vs f2.4
What do you think?
D RuizAl well to be honest I’m quite done with Samyang. If you don’t get them bad, they will eventually get bad (have you heard about this issue?). I’ve lost 4 Samyang lenses over the past year to that focus ring issue, and there’s nothing you can do about it (I’ve had the problem with the 24mm and 14mm). Samyang lenses are awesome but they’re crap quality. I’ve switched to art lenses. The sigma 24 or 20 f1.4 are a bit worse for coma than Samyang but at least they’re good quality. And yes I’ve tried the sigma 14mm with meta ones and other adapters, it works like a charm. But it’s really up to you :)
thank u very helpful.
PLEASE WOULD YOU COMMENT ABOUT THE TOKINA 11-16 F/2.8 ?
Mainakh Banerjee as said in the video I haven’t tested it.
I have A6000 what are the best lens ? for sony a6000
I don't know this camera very well sorry. This video was made mostly for full frames Sony and Canon :)
Adrien Mauduit alright. Thanks for the reply :))
Hi, im bought a canon 77D body and im im doing astrophotography. What are the best lens to take amazing pictures with fault.
Hello! Well I sort of explain it in the video :) See for APS-c camera :)
same!
I use rokinon 14 and I have really good results!
For astrophotography can i use a 12mm Rokinon f2.0 on canon 700D? will it be better than Rokinon 10mm f2.8 and Rokinon 16mm f2.0?
Varun Saini yes you should be able to since it’s only for APSc sensors. It’s similar to the two other lenses but benefits from the wider minimum aperture than 2.8 and is extra wide :) but you will get even more distortion and coma in the corners
Would you suggest canon 50mm stm lens for beginners?
f 1.4 is super high f stop not low..
Thank you for the information, I have a Nikon, so, which of the following lenses would be better: Sigma 14mm f/1.8 ART DG HSM Lens or Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
Alicja B. Lombard I don’t know the second one cause I don’t work with Nikon but again it depends what you want to photograph. If you want an all round and to-go lens, the second one might be better, but if you want it only for astrophoto and better quality glass, I suggest the former :) hope it helps!
This lens I want specifically for night photography. Thank you. I know you were not reviewing the lenses for Nikon, but I figured based on your knowledge you could tell me which would be a better lens with respect to corner sharpness, and other criteria you were assessing the lenses. I would not think the quality of lenses would change if they are build for Cannon or Nikon. Thank you again.
The canon 1.8 doesn't focus to infinity
No lens does technicaly, keep going your not there yet.
thank you very much and very helpful
Noah Chu you’re welcome!! :)
Have you ever thought about getting into astrophotography using a telescope?
Yes but I haven't had the time or the resources yet, as I am traveling quite often, the easiest is DSLR, but when I settle down, I will definitely get into it. Do you have one yourself? :)
Adrien Mauduit Purchased a 12" dobsonian just for viewing at the moment. I will get the 10" Meade LX200 shortly and from there a ccd camera/auto guider etc will follow. Given you seem to care a lot for good hq pictures I'll tell you right now tho if you want to continue your current quality pictures into astrophotography with a telescope you're in for a expensive ride tho. Or not, I wouldn't know your income obviously
Yeah I can imagine how expensive it is, well since I'm a teacher for now, I'm using almost all my savings on astro, so I think I'm gonna wait a little bit till I settle down and get more money :)
Sadly you left out Nikon lenses.
Many of us who have been photographers for decades use Nikon or Canon cameras. These two camera systems have huge numbers of available lenses, both new and used (over 50 years of used Nikkor lenses and about 30 years of used Canon EF lenses).
Working pros use Nikon and Canon stills cameras and have a good stable of lenses and probably to not need to add any more photographic lenses when entering into astrophotography. The number of available used lenses is important since the manual focus lenses are best when shooting astrophotography so while Sony has a decent following, they have few lenses available new or used., they still represent a small percentage of the total number of cameras being used (Nikon and Canon cameras occupy over 70% of APS-C and full frame cameras used in today's market
The fact that the current Sony APS-C and full frame cameras are mirrorless is an attraction to some but the number of photos which can be taken on a fully charged battery is less than a third of the images on a fully charged battery than either Nikon or Canon cameras. Indeed, the number RAW images which can be taken using my Nikon cameras are from 1200 to 3400 on a fully charged battery. When spending 8 to 10 hours a night shooting long exposures of the night sky, batteries with "legs" is an important attribute to consider when adapting a stills camera for astrophotography (ie replacing the stock sensor filter with a full spectrum filter or H-Alpha filters as well as some kind of heat reduction system added to a dedicated astrophotography camera.
I am sure you are aware that all the stills cameras aboard the International Space Lab supplied by NASA are Nikon
That said, I want to thank you for taking the time both in research and production of your UA-cam videos.
You said to remember 500 rule .i dont see relation as ull be shutting from a tripod
Yes but even shooting on a tripod, if you let your shutter open too long, you will start noticing star trails on your camera as the sky moves (actually the Earth moves, but we don't feel it).
Remember, with longer focal length lenses you are focusing in on a smaller part of the sky and filling the entire frame with that. So consequently small movements in the same time frame as the wide field view are 'magnified'.In order to compensate for that, exposure time has to go down as the focal length (zoomed in area) goes up.
Adrien Mauduit. Yes i forgot. That i only use 10mm
laowa 15mmF2
The Sigma is about 1800 Dollars in Denmark... Sweet jesus.. The Sigma 24mm 1.4 is almost the same as the Samyang 24 mm here in Denmark.... About 800 dollars....
Good job anyway I'm surprised you did not mentioned samyang 14mm 2.4 xp, sigma 20mm 1.4 art, Canon 35mm 2.0 is, and the old canon 135mm 2.0
Christophe Carriere hi Christophe! Thanks :) yes the samyang 14mm 2.4 is good too but you only gain one stop compared to 2.8 so I included it with the rest. Like I said in the tutorial the list is far from being comprehensive but there are to me way better lenses than canon 35 f2 or 135 f2 for having tested them this summer! :) and yes the sigma 20mm f1.4 is also very nice but I remember getting some serious coma in the edges wide open?
The Sigma 14mm f/1.8 has been reviewed by Lenstip.com www.lenstip.com/index.html?test=obiektywu&test_ob=506
Question: How is 50mm f/1.4 from Canon for astrophotography?
Motiur Rahman I haven't tested it myself but I've seen reviews that say you get a lot of coma. I've tested the 50mm f1.2 and the coma was terrible even at 2.8!!
I have the Canon 50mm F1.4 on a crop sensor Rebel T7i (which makes it an 80mm lens). My first tests were at f1.4, manually focused with live view at 10x, 5 second shutter since more gave me star trails. I agree that the coma is pretty bad. Stopping it down may help but that seems like a waste of a 1.4 lens.
I've had poor results and prefer my Rokinin, it's definitely a good price point and was well worth the investment
Lol, useful video, I guess, but someone doesn't understand the relationship between content and music...
No links to the lenses? Bye 👋
Villiam Hansen..., oh get lost you lazy ass.